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FIRE WATCHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fire watcher mean?
• FIRE WATCHER (noun)
The noun FIRE WATCHER has 1 sense:
1. (during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air
Familiarity information: FIRE WATCHER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("fire watcher" is a kind of...):
security guard; watcher; watchman (a guard who keeps watch)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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