Dictionary

fire brigade en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)bɹɪˌɡeɪd/
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Meanings

1. (US) A group of people within a corporation or industrial site, organized for the purpose of extinguishing fires, usually in addition to their normal job.
2. (Ireland, UK) An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires.
3. (US) A trained unit that can be rapidly deployed to deal with any difficult situation.
   • General Westmoreland used some incoming troops as a fire brigade to squelch major threats and keep the Communists off balance. 1976, The Encyclopedia Americana, volume 28, page 112:

Forms

Deriveds

call the fire brigade

Relateds

bucket brigade · fire house · fire engine · fire station

Synonyms

fire department · fire company · fire service

Translations (124)

fi tehdaspalokunta (group within a corporation or industrial site) · sk hasičská jednotka (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · el πυροσβεστική (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · ru пожа́рные (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · et tuletõrje (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · ru пожа́рные (group within a corporation or industrial site) · ro departament de pompieri (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · ug ئوت ئۆچۈرگۈچىلەر ئەترىتى (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · mi hunga tinei ahi (group within a corporation or industrial site) · sv brandkår (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · lt ugniagesių komanda (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · fr sapeurs-pompiers (group within a corporation or industrial site) · cmn 消防隊 /消防队 (group within a corporation or industrial site) · el πυροσβεστικό σώμα (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · ar فِرْقَة مَطَافِئ (group within a corporation or industrial site) · ms pasukan bomba (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · tk ýangyn söndürijisi (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · uk поже́жна кома́нда (group within a corporation or industrial site) · cs hasičský sbor (group within a corporation or industrial site) · yue 消防隊 /消防队 (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · sq skuadër zjarrfikëse (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · tr itfaiye (group within a corporation or industrial site) · ug ئوت ئۆچۈرۈش ئەترىتى (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · to kau me'a tāmate afi (group within a corporation or industrial site) · ka სახანძრო დაცვა (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · mn гал команд (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · km កងពន្លត់អគ្គីភ័យ (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · lld destudafuech (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · pt brigada de incêndio/incêndios (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · hi दमकल दस्ता (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · ko 소방대 (group within a corporation or industrial site) · mi hunga tinei ahi (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · uk поже́жна охоро́на (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · nb brannvesen (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · sk hasičský zbor (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · sh vatrogasci (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · hi दमकल (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · ar إِطْفَائِيَّة (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · ja 消防隊 (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · bn দমকল বাহিনী (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · ga briogáid dóiteáin (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · lv ugunsdzēsēji (group within a corporation or industrial site) · es cuerpo de bomberos (group within a corporation or industrial site) · el πυροσβεστική υπηρεσία (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · wa foyerwer (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · mi rōpū tinei ahi (group within a corporation or industrial site) · fi palokunta (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · he מכבי אש (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · fi palokunta (group within a corporation or industrial site) · is slökkvilið (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · bg противопожа́рна слу́жба (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · sh ватрогасна служба (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · nn brannstell (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · fa-ira آتَشنِشانی (group within a corporation or industrial site) · da brandvæsen (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · mk пожа́рна (group within a corporation or industrial site) · ja 消防隊 (group within a corporation or industrial site) · mk противпо́жарна слу́жба (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · mk противпо́жарна слу́жба (group within a corporation or industrial site) · th กองดับเพลิง (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · cmn 消防隊 /消防队 (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · sh ватрогасци (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · kk өрт сөндіретін команда (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · sv räddningskår (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · mi rōpū tinei ahi (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · aii ܣܝܼܥܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܟ̰ܡܲܥܬܵܐ (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · it vigili del fuoco (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · es cuerpo de bomberos (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · wa pompîs (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · de Feuerwehr (group within a corporation or industrial site) · sv brandförsvar (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · sl javna gasilska služba (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · pt corpo de bombeiros (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · ru пожа́рная кома́нда (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · mk пожа́рна (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · be пажа́рная ахо́ва (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · hu tűzoltóság (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · ru пожа́рная охра́на (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · pt brigada de incêndio/incêndios (group within a corporation or industrial site) · lv gunsdzēsēju komanda (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · es brigada de bomberos (group within a corporation or industrial site) · hy հրշեջ պահպանություն (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · nb brannvern (group within a corporation or industrial site) · ar فِرْقَة مَطَافِئ (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · ky өрт өчүрүүчү команда (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · my မီးသတ်ဌာန (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · fa-ira سازْمانِ آتَشنِشانی (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · cs požární sbor (group within a corporation or industrial site) · tg дастаи сӯхторнишонӣ (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · hi फ़ायर ब्रिगेड (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · cs hasičský sbor (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · et tuletõrjujad (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · fr sapeurs-pompiers (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · te అగ్నిమాపకదళం (group within a corporation or industrial site) · ko 소방대 (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · uz oʻt oʻchirish komandasi (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · lv ugunsdzēsēji (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · lt gaisrininkų komanda (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · lv ugunsdzēsēju komanda (group within a corporation or industrial site) · vi đội cứu hỏa (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · mr अग्निशामक दल (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · tet bombeiru-lubun (group within a corporation or industrial site) · tr itfaiye (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · uz oʻt oʻchiruvchilar komandasi (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · sl gasilci (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · ur فائِر بِرِیگیڈ (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · cs požární sbor (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · pdt Fiawäa (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · be пажа́рная кама́нда (group within a corporation or industrial site) · hu tűzoltóság (group within a corporation or industrial site) · it squadra di pompieri (group within a corporation or industrial site) · ru пожа́рная кома́нда (group within a corporation or industrial site) · bo མེ་གསོད་རུ་ཁག (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · cy brigâd dân (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · sv brandkår (group within a corporation or industrial site) · az yanğınsöndürmə briqadası (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · nan-hbl 消防隊 /消防队 (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · sh vatrogasna služba (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · pl straż pożarna (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · nl brandweer (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · de Feuerwehr (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · az yanğınsöndürmə komandası (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · vi trạm cứu hoả (organization for preventing and putting out fires) · sk požiarny zbor (organization for preventing and putting out fires)