fireboat

fireboat
A harbor boat designed for pumping high volumes of harbor water onto dockside fires.

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  • fireboat — ☆ fireboat [fīr′bōt΄ ] n. a boat equipped with firefighting equipment, used in harbors, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Fireboat — NOTOC A fireboat is a specialized watercraft, often resembling a tugboat, with pumps and nozzles designed for fighting shoreline and shipboard fires. They are frequently used for fighting fires on docks and shore side warehouses as they can… …   Wikipedia

  • fireboat — /fuyeur boht /, n. a powered vessel equipped to fight fires on boats, docks, shores, etc. [1875 80; FIRE + BOAT] * * *  vessel used in fire fighting in port cities. Basically a large tugboat, the fireboat is equipped with powerful pumps capable… …   Universalium

  • Fireboat No. 1 (Tacoma, Wash.) — Infobox nrhp | name = Fireboat No. 1 nrhp type =nhl caption =Fire Boat No. 1 location= Tacoma, WA lat degrees = 47 | lat minutes = 16 | lat seconds = 56.27 | lat direction = N long degrees = 122 | long minutes = 28 | long seconds = 49.47 | long… …   Wikipedia

  • fireboat — noun Date: 1849 a ship equipped with firefighting apparatus …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fireboat — n. boat equipped to fight fires …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fireboat — fire•boat [[t]ˈfaɪərˌboʊt[/t]] n. naut. navig. a powered vessel equipped to fight fires on boats, docks, shores, etc • Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • fireboat — /ˈfaɪəboʊt/ (say fuyuhboht) noun a powered vessel equipped for fighting fires …  

  • fireboat — noun a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront • Hypernyms: ↑boat * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a boat equipped with pumps and other apparatus for fighting fire on or from the water * * * /fuyeur boht /, n. a powered vessel equipped …   Useful english dictionary

  • Duwamish (fireboat) — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark …   Wikipedia

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