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civil defense vs fire watching

fire watching vs civil defense

civil defense and fire watching both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
civil defense Yes No No No
fire watching Yes No No No
As nouns, fire watching is a hyponym of civil defense; that is, fire watching is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than civil defense:
  • civil defense: activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster
  • fire watching: (during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky
civil defense (noun) fire watching (noun)
activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster (during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky
Difference between civil defense and fire watching

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