engine company

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noun
  1. a unit of a city's fire department in command of one or more fire-fighting vehicles.

Origin of engine company

1
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

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How to use engine company in a sentence

  • The congregation thought too much of it in 1848 to allow its use by engine company 42 for fire alarms.

    The Kirk on Rutgers Farm | Frederick Brckbauer