plural of fire alarm

(intransitive, followed by to) To light using fire; to cause to be on fire; to set alight.

(Australia, New Zealand) Alternative form of bushfire

plural of forest fire

(phytopathology) A bacterial plant disease, caused by Erwinia amylovora, that affects apples, pears and some other members of the Rosaceae family.

(of a firearm) To fail to fire immediately when the trigger is pulled. / (figuratively) To wait or hold back.

(firearms) The situation when a gun does not immediately fire when the trigger is pulled, but may fire shortly after.

(firearms) the part of the firing mechanism which strikes the cartridge's primer to ignite the gunpowder.

plural of fire brick

simple past tense and past participle of open fire