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electric fire

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noun

  1. a device that provides heat for a room from an incandescent electric element

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Volterra engine is built to order by Pierce Manufacturing, a Wisconsin-based company that boasts having built the first electric fire truck in service in North America.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2023

And few options exist for specialized vehicles that provide crucial municipal and emergency services — no electric fire truck currently meets city standards.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2022

Back in July they lost their house in an electric fire.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2021

The main twist here is that, shortly after the electric fire incident, the glassy-eyed teen of the title slips into a coma, and does all his nastiness while lying in a hospital bed.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 31, 2019

Half an hour later, Mr. Aaa, seated in his library sipping a bit of electric fire from a metal cup, heard the voices outside in the stone causeway.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

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