noun
a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront
• Hypernyms: ↑boat
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun : a boat equipped with pumps and other apparatus for fighting fire on or from the water
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/fuyeur"boht'/, n.
a powered vessel equipped to fight fires on boats, docks, shores, etc.
[1875-80; FIRE + BOAT]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.