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ˈfireˌfighting
/ ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtɪŋ /
noun
- the occupation of attempting to control and extinguish fires
- ( as modifier )
firefighting equipment
- the practice of reacting to urgent problems as they arise, as opposed to planning for the future
Example Sentences
Fire-fighting, hunger-striking, snow-shoveling U.S. Senator Cory Booker is up to something new this holiday season: veganism.
In New York we have devised an effective forest fire-fighting organization, based on the principles of prevention.
We have also added to the fire-fighting apparatus portable fire extinguishers.
The wind was high enough to romp ruthlessly with spark and blaze, until even the effort at fire-fighting had been abandoned.
He looked about him at the grazing, the policing, the fire-fighting, all the varied business of the reserves.
To Bob's expression of surprise Amy added to the two principles of fire-fighting he had learned from Pollock.
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