firefighting

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1 English

English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

FAÏR-FAI-ting

Etymology [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

fire fighting

Noun [edit]

firefighting (uncountable)

(firefighting) extinguishing a fire
the profession of being a firefighter
(by extension) solving an urgent problem

Translations [edit]

action of extinguishing a fire

Chinese:

Mandarin: 消防 (cmn) (xiāofáng)

Finnish: tulipalon sammuttaminen (fi)

profession

Finnish: palontorjunta (fi), palokuntalaisuus (fi)

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