FIRE WATCHER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("fire watcher" is a kind of...):

security guard; watcher; watchman (a guard who keeps watch)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)