steam+fire-engine
111engine — A device for changing fuel energy to mechanical energy. The term applies to the primary source of power generation. In Britain there is a desire to make a clear distinction between engine and motor so that motor refers only to electric power… …
112engine — Synonyms and related words: AC motor, Corliss engine, Otto engine, Wankel engine, aeromotor, air engine, alembic, anvil, apparatus, appliance, arc jet engine, axial flow turbojet, beam engine, bearings, blowing engine, boiler, caldron, cam, cam… …
113fire prevention and control — the prevention, detection, and extinguishment of fires, including such secondary activities as research into the causes of fire, education of the public about fire hazards, and the maintenance and improvement of fire fighting equipment.… …
114engine — en|gine W2S1 [ˈendʒın] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: engin cleverness, machine , from Latin ingenium abilities you are born with ] 1.) the part of a vehicle that produces power to make it move →↑motor start/switch on an engine ▪ T …
115engine — / endZKn/ noun (C) 1 a piece of machinery with moving parts that changes power from steam, electricity, oil etc, into movement: the engine of a car | a jet engine 2 a vehicle that pulls a railway train 3 engine of change/destruction etc formal… …
116engine — n. 1 a mechanical contrivance consisting of several parts working together, esp. as a source of power. 2 a a railway locomotive. b = fire engine. c = steam engine. 3 archaic a machine or instrument, esp. a contrivance used in warfare. Phrases and …
117Pottstown Fire Department — The Pottstown Fire Department is a combination volunteer/career fire and rescue service operated by the Borough of Pottstown, Pennsylvania. It consists of four volunteer fire departments with career paid firefighter/drivers at each station to… …
118Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue — is the fire protection, emergency medical services, hazmat, search and rescue, and extrication provider for The Dalles and northern Wasco County in the state of Oregon. The department is made up of both paid staff and volunteers. They protect… …
119Aurora Regional Fire Museum — The Aurora Regional Fire Museum is a non profit, tax exempt, educational institution located in Aurora, Illinois, USA. Its purpose is to preserve and exhibit the artifacts and history of Aurora and surrounding area fire departments, as well as… …
120Engine cooling — is cooling an engine, typically using either air or liquid.OverviewHeat engines generate mechanical power by extracting energy from heat flows, much as a water wheel extracts mechanical power from a flow of mass falling through a distance.… …
