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engine company

NOUN
firefighter unit
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By noon on Jan. 8, during a period of relative calm, Foster approached Campos and his three-man engine company to talk strategy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

Murphy retired from racing in the late 1970s and became a buyer for Rocketdyne, a rocket engine company in Los Angeles.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023

The engine company announced plans in May to reduce 9,000 jobs across its global workforce.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2020

“Given our phenomenal resuscitation success, the cost of sending a second engine company to a party in cardiac arrest has proven to be money well spent,” Michael said.

From Washington Times • Feb. 15, 2020

The favorite beverage at fires was rum and molasses, commonly called black-strap, which is referred to in the following lines, commemorative of the engine company in its palmier days.

From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer