Sentence examples for fire watch from inspiring English sources

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fire watch

noun

In time of war or danger, the task of looking out for signs of fire caused by the dropping of incendiary devices etc.

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A That Was N.Y. about the first fire engines and fire watch in N.Y., in 1648.

The condominium board had also agreed with the city to institute a fire watch — a procedure under which security guards would walk around the building every half-hour.

"It's my understanding that the fire watch found the fire," Mr. Vegliante said.Brown's Hotel was opened in 1944 by Charles and Lillian Brown.

During the war, Ursula works during the day in one of the ministries, and at night she is on fire watch.

About 60 men raced to the pier, joining others who had been on fire watch and were already pouring water on the flames.

By Herbert Asbury The New Yorker, January 25 , 1930P. 40 A That Was N.Y. about the first fire engines and fire watch in N.Y., in 1648.

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We fed those pieces to the fire, watching his image curl and melt and finally disappear.

Last year, anticipating such objections, Indian Point began "fire watches" in which plant personnel, sometimes security guards, made regular rounds to look for fire.

Last Sunday night in front of the fire, watching Mamma Mia! with Jax and our children, Will and Lily.

Fire crews trying to mop up the fire watched the Aerospatiale SA-315B Lama go down in rugged terrain and hiked to the scene, Ms. Hodges said.

At the outbreak of war, he spent nights fire watching, during which time he compiled a major card catalogue of British fungi.

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