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“fire-brigade” in Latin
Puteolīa coastal city in Campania, founded as a port for Cumae, now Pozzuoliōstiumdoor; entrance; estuary
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fire-brigade
excubiae nocturnae vigilesque adversus incendia instituti (after Suet., Oct., 30). Augustus introduced a fire-brigade, Augustus adversus incendia excubias nocturnas vigilesque commentus est (ib.): he removed single cohorts to Puteoli and Ostia, to serve as a fire-brigade, Puteolis et Ostiae singulas cohortes ad arcendos incendiorum casus collocavit (Suet., Claud., 25): a superintendent of the fire-brigade, praefectus vigilum (PROP.; the head of the night-watch or patrol, who was at the same time the chief of the fire-brigade).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fire-brigade?
- The usual Latin words for “fire-brigade” are Puteolī, ōstium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.