(firefighting, US) A group of people within a corporation or industrial site, organized for the purpose of putting out fires, usually in addition to their normal job.

A hose designed to deliver water to douse a fire, usually much stronger and wider in diameter than a garden hose. / (idiomatic) Any fast, heavy stream (e.g. of information).

(firefighting, US) An organization whose purpose is to extinguish fires. / (firefighting, US) A single emergency response unit and its personnel within a fire department

a type of clay that is able to withstand intense heat; used to make firebricks, crucibles, and other ceramics

guaranteed to work

Alternative form of firebrick / A bright red colour.

Of a bright red colour.

A chemical mixture, used in fireworks and flares, that burns with a bright red flame.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fight, fire. / (idiomatic) To deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work.

(military, weaponry) direction in which a weapon fires / (figuratively, by extension) position vulnerable to attack