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fireboat

American  
[fahyuhr-boht] / ˈfaɪərˌboʊt /

noun

  1. a powered vessel equipped to fight fires on boats, docks, shores, etc.


fireboat British  
/ ˈfaɪəˌbəʊt /

noun

  1. a motor vessel with fire-fighting apparatus

"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

Etymology

Origin of fireboat

First recorded in 1875–80; fire + boat


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On Tuesday morning more helicopters joined the effort to put out the fire, along with a fireboat sent by Mexico.

From Reuters ● Aug. 9, 2022

In the morning, the Coast Guard contacted Harbor Patrol again and its hazardous materials investigators took a county fireboat, eventually locating the spill.

From Fox News ● Oct. 21, 2021

The department sent two rescue swimmers, two rescue divers, a crew in a fireboat and a rescue dog to find the paddleboarder.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2021

During a terrifying air raid, a warehouse is set ablaze, and a fireboat is despatched on the Thames.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2020

Docked at the North End waterfront, it was a fireboat, ready to spray tons of ocean water on the many fires that often took place on the wharfs that extended out into the harbor.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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