HyperDic: fire_watching

English > 1 sense of the expression fire watching:
NOUNactfire watching(during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky
English > fire watching: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning(during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky.
RegionUnited Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great BritainA monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
Broadercivil defenseActivities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster

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