What is another word for fireboat?

Pronunciation: [fˈa͡ɪ͡əbə͡ʊt] (IPA)

A fireboat is a specialized vessel used by fire departments in emergency situations on the water. Synonyms for fireboat include firefighting vessel, watercraft firefighting unit, marine fire engine, and fire suppression boat. These terms are used interchangeably to describe a vessel that is equipped with powerful water pumps, firefighting hoses, and other firefighting tools to combat fires on boats, piers, or other structures near water. Fireboats are essential for protecting waterfront communities from maritime catastrophes, and they have proven to be effective in minimizing the extent of damage caused by marine fires. Regardless of the synonym used, fireboats have been an essential part of firefighting services for many years and will continue to be an indispensable asset in the future.

Synonyms for Fireboat:

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What are the hypernyms for Fireboat?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Fireboat?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for fireboat (as nouns)

Usage examples for Fireboat

It is said that the unarmed tug Mozier, under her heroic commander, Sherman, while towing a fireboat alongside a heavy ship, was sunk by a broadside delivered at short range, all on board perishing.
"The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner"
John Wilkinson
I learned that they had made a "fireboat."
"Indian Boyhood"
[AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman
A fireboat was brought down and moored under the drawbridge which connected the Tourelles with our boulevard; wherefore, when at last we drove our English ahead of us, and they tried to cross that drawbridge and join their friends in the Tourelles, the burning timbers gave way under them and emptied them in a mass into the river in their heavy armor-and a pitiful sight it was to see brave men die such a death as that.
"Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens"
Albert Bigelow Paine Last Updated: February 20, 2009

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