fire company
noun
a company of firefighters.
a fire-insurance company.
Nearby words
fire boss, fire brigade, fire cherry, fire chief, fire clay, fire company, fire control, fire curtain, fire department, fire door, fire drill
Origin of fire company
An Americanism dating back to 1730–40
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Examples from the Web for fire company
"The fire-company deserves all the credit, Harry," said Anderson magnanimously.
Anderson Crow, Detective|George Barr McCutcheonThe reader has already made the acquaintance of the fire-company and engine known as Red Rover Three.
Phaeton Rogers|Rossiter JohnsonShe would be glad to "knit up Care's raveled sleeve," or the hose for a fire-company.
The World on Wheels and Other Sketches|Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) TaylorI spoke to him last night when he was relieving guard, and asked him what fire-company he belonged to; and he said, none.
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3|Robert H. Newell
British Dictionary definitions for fire company
fire company
noun
an insurance company selling policies relating to fire risk
US an organized body of firemen
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