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Definitions

fire brigade

NOUN
engine company
Synonyms
WEAK
fire company fire department

Example Sentences

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The fire brigade, for example, "were really most proficient in the city at that time".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

After Farmer went to see what had happened, she described seeing "at least five ambulances", a police helicopter and the fire brigade.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

"Everybody just wanted to be firemen because we were brought up with it all the time... everything was involved around the fire brigade."

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The fire brigade had to be called overnight after a burst pipe in the Louvre's Denon wing, which houses some of the museum's most valuable exhibits including the Mona Lisa, according to a statement.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Someone must have a radio—the fire brigade, if one remains, or the resistance, or the Americans hurling missiles at the city.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr