fireboat

English

Etymology

From fire +‎ boat.

Alternative forms

• fire-boat, fire boat

Noun

fireboat (plural fireboats)

1. (firefighting) A harbor boat designed for pumping large volumes of harbor water onto dockside fires.
2. (military, nautical) Synonym of fireship

Coordinate terms

(firefighting):

• fire engine
• firefighter
• firehose

Translations

1. A harbor boat designed for pumping large volumes of harbor water onto dockside fires

• German: Löschboot (de) n

See also

(firefighting):

• fireship

Anagrams

• biforate, to be fair