Definition of "fireboats" [fireboats]

• Plural form of fireboat. (noun)

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• "When he was ready, he sent eight fireboats into the Spanish fleet which was anchored off Calais."
• "Regarding Michael Moritz's "San Francisco's Public Pension Revolt" (op-ed, Oct. 22): The gentleman is misinformed about the purpose of the San Francisco Fire Department's two fireboats, the Guardian and the Phoenix."
• "Our fireboats are not obsolete, and when they are once again called on to respond to fires following a major earthquake, as they inevitably will be, they and their captains and engineers will prove once again to be one of the greatest bargains in the city's budget."