firefighting

Noun

Meaning

(firefighting) Extinguishing a fire.

The profession of being a firefighter.

(by extension, figuratively) Solving an urgent problem.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

extinguisher fireman plumber wildfire lights-out

Phrases with the word

firefighting vehicle area for storing firefighting apparatus area for firefighting apparatus firefighting water tender firefighting watercraft firefighting craft

Examples

Firefighting is good. That's what's happening right now. But solution is in vaccines. Enough vaccines.It's not which vaccine. Our vaccine. Their vaccine. It's enough vaccines. If we don't have enough, mayhem won't stop. Swallow pride. Accept mistakes. Get 'enough' vaccines. Chetan Bhagat

When I was little I bragged about my firefighting father: my father would go to heaven, because if he went to hell he would put out all the fires. Jodi Picoult

President Obama has a good sense not just of the economic requisites for financial crisis firefighting but also how you build political support for moving forward on reforming the financial system, making sure that the banks are carrying enough capital. Lael Brainard

A federal watchdog agency said the U.S. Forest Service acted illegally when it awarded a $2 million firefighting grant to the state of Alaska in 2018. Source: Internet

But Cuomo, a Democrat, says there aren’t yet effective alternatives to firefighting foam with PFAS for all liquids. Source: Internet

AUSTRALIAN Country artist MORGAN EVANS encouraged fans to donate to firefighting efforts, tweeting on JANUARY 4TH, “AUSTRALIA is on fire. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

firefighter boat firefighter vessel firefighter's signal firefighting craft firefighting marine vessel firefighting vehicle