(firefighting) a cabinet filled with firefighting equipment / (firefighting) a wall installation where a firehose and tap is located / a laboratory cabinet used to isolate flammable chemicals

(firefighting) A bucket holding water or sand, etc., used to extinguish fires.

(obsolete, 19th century, firefighting) A glass bulb filled with caustic and often carcinogenic liquid chemicals that, when thrown and broken in a fire, smother the fire by removing oxygen.

A fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire. / (idiomatic) An unconventional or counterintuitive solution to a difficult problem.

plural of fire bay

plural of fire trench

(military) A deep trench from which one can fire on the enemy.

(military) A trench, or section of a trench, with a concealed parapet from which soldiers can fire on the enemy.

(firearms) The ability to choose whether a weapon fires automatically or semi-automatically.

To receive the fire of arms from an enemy without giving way.