Firefigther

20 Heroes terms

Explore all the words who concern the firefighter

axe

noun

a tool typically used for chopping wood, usually a steel blade attached at a right angle to a wooden handle.

Example: I need my axe to break the door

fr: hache

backdraft

noun

a phenomenon in which a fire that has consumed all available oxygen suddenly explodes when more oxygen is made available, typically because a door or window has been opened.

barracks

noun

a building or group of buildings used to house soldiers.

fr: caserne

burned

verb

(of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood.

Example: "a fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate"

fr: brulé

containment

noun

the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.

Example: "the containment of the epidemic"

fr: endiguement

emergency

noun

a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.

Example: "your quick response in an emergency could be a lifesaver"

fr: urgence

environment

noun

the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

Example: "survival in an often hostile environment"

fr: environnement

explosion

noun

a violent and destructive shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb.

Example: The fire nears the gas trucks just cause an explosion

fr: explosion

extinguish

verb

put an end to; annihilate.

Example: "firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze"

fr: éteindre

fire

noun

combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke.

Example: my house is on fire.

fr: feu

firetruck

noun

a vehicle carrying firefighters and equipment for fighting large fires; a fire engine.

Example: the firefighters have firetruck

fr: camion de pompier

hazardous

adjective

risky; dangerous.

Example: this situation is hazardous

fr: risk

ladder

noun

a structure consisting of a series of bars or steps between two upright lengths of wood, metal, or rope, used for climbing up or down something.

Example: I need a ladder to go on my roof

fr: échelle

prevention

noun

the action of stopping something from happening or arising.

Example: the best way to save life is by doing prevention

fr: prévention

rescuer

noun

a person who saves someone from a dangerous or difficult situation.

Example: all reached safety and thanked their rescuers"

fr: sauveteur

risk

noun

a situation involving exposure to danger.

Example: "flouting the law was too much of a risk"

fr: risque

smoke

noun

a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance.

Example: I just inhale smoke

fr: fumée

stair

noun

a set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another, typically inside the building.

Example: I hate going up the stair.

fr: marche

vemtilation

noun

the provision of fresh air to a room, building, etc.

Example: "ventilation of the mines had long been mechanized"

fr: ventilation

water

noun

a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.

Example: I drink water

fr: eau