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fire department
noun
1.
the department of a municipal government charged with the prevention and extinguishing of fire.
2.
the personnel in such a department.
Origin:
1815–25, Americanism
1815–25, Americanism
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| fire department | |
| —n | |
| (US), (Canadian) the department of a local authority responsible for the prevention and extinguishing of fires | |
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