FIRE WATCHING
Dictionary entry overview: What does fire watching mean? • FIRE WATCHING (noun)
The noun FIRE WATCHING has 1 sense:
1. (during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky
Familiarity information: FIRE WATCHING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FIRE WATCHING (noun)
Meaning:
(during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fire watching" is a kind of...):
civil defense (activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster)
Domain region:
Britain; GB; 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)
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