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fire brigade

noun
🔊/ˈfaɪə brɪɡeɪd/
🔊/ˈfaɪər brɪɡeɪd/
(also fire service)
(both British English)
(North American English fire department, fire company)
[countable + singular or plural verb]
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  1. an organization of people who are trained and employed to put out fires and to rescue people from fires; the people who belong to this organization消防队；消防队员
    • to call out the fire brigade叫消防队来
    • The fire brigade were there in minutes.几分钟后消防队就到了现场。🔊🔊
    • The fire brigade have put out a blaze in a local post office.消防队扑灭了当地邮电局的大火。