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fire department
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
fire department
(noun)
fire department
noun
plural
fire departments
fire department
noun
plural
fire departments
Britannica Dictionary definition of FIRE DEPARTMENT
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US
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an organization for preventing and putting out fires
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called also
(British)
fire brigade
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