fire company

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noun

a company of firefighters.
a fire-insurance company.

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Origin of fire company

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40

Words nearby fire company

fire boss, fire brigade, fire cherry, fire chief, fire clay, fire company, fire control, fire curtain, fire department, fire door, fire drill
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Example sentences from the Web for fire company

  • "The fire-company deserves all the credit, Harry," said Anderson magnanimously.

    Anderson Crow, Detective|George Barr McCutcheon

  • The reader has already made the acquaintance of the fire-company and engine known as Red Rover Three.

    Phaeton Rogers|Rossiter Johnson

  • She 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) Taylor

  • I 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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