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PRONUNCIATION OF FIRE BOSS

fire boss  [faɪə bɒs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIRE BOSS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fire boss is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIRE BOSS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fire boss

A fire boss is a person employed at a mine or state certified official, responsible for examining a mine for dangers, particularly explosive, poisonous or suffocating gases. Usually the fire boss is the first person to enter a mine, to verify its safety, before a shift crew enters. It may also loosely refer to a foreman or shift manager.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIRE BOSS


antiboss
ˌæntɪˈbɒs
boss
bɒs
deboss
dɪˈbɒs
emboss
ɪmˈbɒs
fynbos
ˈfeɪnbɒs
kottabos
ˈkɒtəˌbɒs
Lesbos
ˈlɛzbɒs
mebos
ˈmeɪbɒs
ovibos
ˈəʊvɪˌbɒs
Phobos
ˈfəʊbɒs
rooibos
ˈrɔɪˌbɒs
underboss
ˈʌndəˌbɒs
Villa-Lobos
ˈviːlɑːˈləʊbɒs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIRE BOSS

fire alarm
fire ant
fire appliance
fire away
fire blanket
fire blight
fire brigade
fire chief
fire clay
fire commissioner
fire company
fire control
fire crew
fire curtain
fire damage
fire department
fire door
fire drill
fire engine
fire escape

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIRE BOSS

across
come across
cross
gloss
gross
hoss
loss
mob boss
moss
motocross
on the cross
pannikin boss
pross
Ross
schloss
straw boss
the Cross
toss
weight loss
Yakuza boss

Synonyms and antonyms of fire boss in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fire boss» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIRE BOSS

Find out the translation of fire boss to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fire boss from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fire boss» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

火老大
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jefe fuego
570 millions of speakers

English

fire boss
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आग मालिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مدرب النار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

огонь босс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chefe fogo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অগ্নি মনিব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

feu patron
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bos api
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feuer Chef
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

火のボス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화재 보스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Geni bos
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ông chủ lửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீ முதலாளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आग बॉस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yangın patronu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

capo fuoco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szef ogień
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вогонь бос
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

seful foc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφεντικό φωτιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuur baas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eld boss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brann sjefen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fire boss

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRE BOSS»

The term «fire boss» is normally little used and occupies the 120.515 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRE BOSS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fire boss

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRE BOSS»

Discover the use of fire boss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fire boss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dictionary of Natural Resource Management
Instead, general descriptions of the main support functions are given. Fire boss is the person responsible and accountable for conducting all direct suppression and logistical activities consistent with an agency policy, given fire, or zone of fires.
Katherine Dunster, 2011
2
Fire handbook: Region seven June 1931
The work on each sector will be handled by a sector boss appointed by the fire boss. It is a cardinal principle that work on the most dangerous sectors will be headed by the best qualified and most reliable sector bosses. Man power in unit  ...
United States. Forest Service, 1931
3
Forestry Handbook
DETECTION Management Coordination COMMAND SUPPRESSION SUPPORT Somewhere in the expansion of the suppression operation, the fire boss will appoint a line boss to assume the supervision of the suppression function. If the fire ...
Karl F. Wenger, 1984
4
Monster Fire at Minong: Wisconsin’s Five Mile Tower Fire of 1977
... SEAT turboprop airplane, Solon Springs Airport People Interviewed Who Fought the Five Mile Tower John DeLaMater, DNR Hayward area ranger—retired —fire boss on the Five Mile Fire Bill Scott, DNR Minong ranger—retired—H Division ...
Bill Matthias, 2010
5
JAR Professional Pilot Studies
However, after I set 20 firefighters out to work, the fire boss had me sling in camp gear, as he expected this to be a campaign fire. I was a bit sceptical of this, as I was worried that I might be expected to stay in the rough camp. The truck driver ...
Phil Croucher, 2004
6
Wildland Fire Management Handbook for Sub-Sahara Africa
This use should only be done in close coordination with the fire boss. Under such conditions the operation is very costly and should be placed under an air-attack boss as the application is very specialised and requires specialised skills to ...
Johann Georg Goldammer, Cornelis De Ronde, 2004
7
Taatsaa' Shaa K' Exalthet
I could be a fire boss over here, and I could be a fire boss twenty miles down that way. I could be fire boss over there too. I tell you, it's really a lot of responsibility. Some places I go to, I had three or four fires, and I had to take care of that as a ...
Kenny Thomas, Craig Mishler, 2005
8
When the Mines Closed: Stories of Struggles in Hard Times
"I'm damn sure, if the fire boss don't know what to do, I'm only a mule driver, I don't know what to do." He said, "What do you mean by that?" I said, "I always made it a habit, when I work on a Saturday I say, 'Should I wait for the tanks?
‎1998
9
Training and Education in the Fire Services: Proceedings of ...
Since ability to do lesser jobs is a requirement for the higher jobs in a given line of work, we do not list the lesser jobs. For example, a fire boss 1 must have been qualified line boss 1, plans chief, and fire boss 2. Qualifications for the overhead  ...
‎1970
10
St. Clair
The fire boss walked through all gangways and entered all breasts carrying a safety lamp, whose degree of flaring as he held it up toward the roof indicated the presence and concentration of methane. On his return to the bottom office, ...
Anthony Wallace, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRE BOSS»

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1
Water bomber crashes fighting Puntzi Lake Fire
"The 'Fire Boss' water bomber ran into some trouble while scooping water at Puntzi lake," said Yearwood. "The aircraft subsequently sank." ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
BC fires: Martin Mars water bomber coming out of retirement
The single Martin Mars aircraft also costs $8,400 more per hour to operate than the combined cost of all four of the smaller Fire Boss ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
3
Early and intense, wildfire season rages amid concerns
Tuesday afternoon, the department had pulled some aerial resources off other fires, and the map was showing three Fire Boss air tankers ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
4
Bayview residents returning to see what's left
Aircraft from Moses Lake made roundtrip flights to dump fire retardant on the blaze while a helicopter and three Fire Boss airplanes dumped ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
5
Wind, lightning warnings increase fire worries
Aircraft from Moses Lake made roundtrip flights to dump fire retardant on the blaze while a helicopter and three Fire Boss airplanes dumped ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
6
Residents call on BC government to deploy Martin Mars water …
Instead, the province acquired four “Fire Boss” airtankers, in hopes that they would be easier to deploy to more wildfires. When Vancity Buzz ... «Vancity Buzz, Jul 15»
7
Eastern Oregon wildfire chases cattle and cowboys, blackens …
Buckman, the fire boss, said conditions on the fire last week were especially challenging. He said temperatures ran 100 degrees or more, ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
8
UPDATED: Southeast Fire Centre says Sitkum Creek wildfire now …
The Air Tractor "Fire Boss" plane prepares to load up water near John's Walk Sunday with the Sitkum Creek Wildfire in the background. «The Boundary Sentinel, Jul 15»
9
Crews battle flames near Colville, Springdale
Though one fire boss has said the fire was caused by fireworks, Eric Keller of the Department of Natural Resources said the cause is officially ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
10
Fire boss charged in hit and run
(CNS): John Bodden, who was suspended from his temporary position as acting chief fire officer last month following his arrest in connection ... «Cayman News Service, Jul 15»

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