to call out the fire brigade

  • 1fire brigade — noun 1. a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires • Syn: ↑fire company • Hypernyms: ↑organization, ↑organisation 2. British name for a fire department • Hypernyms: ↑fire department …

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  • 2fire brigade — fire brigades N COUNT COLL: usu the N The fire brigade is an organization which has the job of putting out fires; used especially to refer to the people who actually fight the fires. Get everyone out and call the fire brigade... Seven fire… …

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  • 3call out — PHRASAL VERB If you call someone out, you order or request that they come to help, especially in an emergency. → See also call 3) [V P n (not pron)] Colombia has called out the army and imposed emergency measures... [V n P] I called the docto …

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  • 4call out — phr verb Call out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑voice Call out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑engineer, fire brigade, ↑firefighter, ↑greeting, ↑guard, ↑lifeboat, ↑militia, ↑name, ↑vet …

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  • 5call-out — /ˈkɔl aʊt/ (say kawl owt) noun 1. an instance of being summoned to attend in a situation where assistance is required, as by a doctor, service provider, fire brigade, etc. 2. the act of summoning (military forces) into service. {derived from… …

  • 6London Fire Brigade — LFB redirects here. For other uses, see LFB (disambiguation). London Fire Brigade London Fire Brigade area Coverage Area G …

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  • 7Mumbai Fire Brigade — Motto:  शौर्यम्, आत्मसँयमम्, त्यागः Śauryaṃ, Ātmasaṃyamam, Tyāgaḥ (Sanskrit: Valour, Abnegation, Sacrifice ) Established 1 April 1887{{origins can be tra …

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  • 8Bargo Rural Fire Brigade — Overveiw The [http://www.bargo.rfsa.org.au Bargo Rural Fire Brigade] services the local Bargo and Wollondilly Community in New South Wales, Australia. Providing help to return normality to residents and visitors of the Wollondilly Shire. The… …

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  • 9The Legend of Goblins (TV Series) — The Legend of Goblins (1977) is a stop motion children s television show from the producers of Camberwick Green , Trumpton Chigley . Scripts are by Alison Prince; all other production details are identical to Camberwick Green . It currently airs… …

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  • 10Fire hydrant — in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA A fire hydrant (also known colloquially as a fire plug in the United States or as a johnny pump in New York City, because the firemen of the late 19th century were called Johnnies[ …

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