fireboat
/ˈfaɪəbəʊt/noun
उच्चारण फ़ायबोट
अग्निशमन नौका
Basic word
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a boat that carries equipment for fighting fires on ships or near water
अग्निशमन नौका
- Two fireboats were sent to put out the blaze at the docks.
- The fireboat sprayed water on the burning ship.
- A fireboat is stationed at the harbour for emergencies.
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- Crowds watched the fireboat test its powerful hoses.
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fireboat (countable noun)
A fireboat is a vessel fitted with pumps and hoses; the plural is fireboats.
'Fireboat' पंप और पाइप से सुसज्जित जलयान है; बहुवचन 'fireboats' है।
- A fireboat sprayed water on the burning ship.
- Two fireboats arrived at the harbour.
by fireboat
By is used without an article to show the means of transport or approach.
'By' साधन बताने के लिए बिना article के आता है।
- The fire was reached only by fireboat.
fireboat + verb
Fireboats pump, spray, rush, respond or douse.
Fireboats के साथ pump, spray, rush, respond और douse जैसी क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- The fireboat sprayed jets of water onto the pier.
the fireboat's crew
The possessive is used for the people on board.
जहाज़ पर मौजूद लोगों के लिए possessive रूप आता है।
- The fireboat's crew worked through the night.
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verb + fireboat
sendcalluselaunchboard
- The port authority sent a fireboat to the burning tanker.
fireboat + noun
crewpumphosestationcaptain
- The fireboat crew rescued two sailors.
adjective + fireboat
modernpowerfulcityharbourrescue
- A powerful fireboat can throw water over a hundred metres.
fireboat + at / in
at the portin the bayon the riverat the dock
- A fireboat stays ready at the port day and night.
fireboat + noun (equipment)
water cannonfoam tanksuction pipedeck gun
- The fireboat's water cannon cooled the hull of the tanker.
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- A fireboat helped to put out the fire on the oil tanker.
एक फ़ायरबोट ने तेल टैंकर की आग बुझाने में मदद की।
- The Mumbai port keeps a fireboat for emergencies.
मुंबई बंदरगाह आपात स्थितियों के लिए एक फ़ायरबोट रखता है।
- Radhika watched a fireboat display on the river during a festival.
राधिका ने एक त्योहार में नदी पर फ़ायरबोट का प्रदर्शन देखा।
- Fire engines cannot reach a ship at sea, so a fireboat is needed.
दमकल गाड़ियाँ समुद्र में खड़े जहाज़ तक नहीं पहुँच सकतीं, इसलिए फ़ायरबोट की ज़रूरत होती है।
- The fireboat arrived within ten minutes of the alarm.
फ़ायरबोट अलार्म के दस मिनट के भीतर पहुँच गई।
- The new harbour fireboat can pump thousands of litres a minute.
बंदरगाह की नई फ़ायरबोट एक मिनट में हज़ारों लीटर पानी फेंक सकती है।
- Radhika's uncle works as a pump operator on a fireboat in Kochi.
राधिका के चाचा कोच्चि में एक फ़ायरबोट पर पंप ऑपरेटर का काम करते हैं।
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✗ They went to the burning ship by a fireboat.
✓ They went to the burning ship by fireboat.
After by, the means of transport takes no article.
'By' के बाद साधन-वाचक शब्द के साथ article नहीं लगता।
✗ The fireboat reached to the burning ship.
✓ The fireboat reached the burning ship.
Reach is transitive and takes no preposition after it.
'Reach' सकर्मक क्रिया है और इसके बाद preposition नहीं लगता।