directing fire
1Directing point — A cut away drawing of a Coast Artillery battery, showing its two base and stations (upper left), the plotting room (with plotting board), and the directing point (DP) (between the two guns, at right). The directing point, on the surface of the… …
2Fire apparatus — A fire apparatus, fire engine, fire truck, or fire appliance is a vehicle designed to assist in fighting fires, by transporting firefighters to the scene, and providing them with access, water or other equipment. In some areas, the terms fire… …
3Fire alarm system — An automatic fire alarm system is designed to detect the unwanted presence of fire by monitoring environmental changes associated with combustion. In general, a fire alarm system is either classified as automatic, manually activated, or both.… …
4Fire alarm notification appliance — A Wheelock MT 24 LSM electronic fire alarm horn and strobe. A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component. A notification appliance may use audible, visible, or other stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other… …
5Fire-tube boiler — A fire tube boiler is a type of boiler in which hot gases from the fire pass through one or more tubes within the boiler. It is one of the two major types of boilers, the other being the water tube boiler. A fire tube boiler can be either… …
6fire hose — noun a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire • Hypernyms: ↑hose, ↑hosepipe * * * a special heavy duty hose for use in fighting destructive fires. * * * fire hose noun A hose for extinguishing fires • • • Main… …
7Fire Team Charlie — Infobox Machinima show name = Fire Team Charlie caption = Fire Team Charlie Machinima Logo. engine = Halo 2 genre = Action/Adventure Comedy runtime = Two Minutes Twenty Minutes(per episode) creator = Ben Langley Andrew Zulpo voice actors = Ben… …
8fire extinguisher — a portable container, usually filled with special chemicals for putting out a fire. [1830 40] * * * portable or movable apparatus used to put out a small fire by directing onto it a substance that cools the burning material, deprives the… …
9fire tubes — Flue Flue (fl[=u]), n. [Cf. OF. flue a flowing, fr. fluer to flow, fr. L. fluere (cf. {Fluent}); a perh. a corruption of E. flute.] 1. An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage; esp.: (a) …
10fire — Command Com*mand , n. 1. An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction. [1913 Webster] Awaiting what command their mighty chief Had to impose. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. The possession or exercise of authority. [1913… …
