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fire department


fire department

noun

Definition of FIRE DEPARTMENT

1
: an organization for preventing or extinguishing fires; especially : a government division (as in a municipality) having these duties
2
: the members of a fire department

First Known Use of FIRE DEPARTMENT

1825

Rhymes with FIRE DEPARTMENT

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