bateau-pompe
French, noun/ba.to.pɔ̃p/
bateau-pompe is spelled B-A-T-E-A-U-P-O-M-P-E (11 letters). Bateau-pompe is a French masculine noun meaning “fireship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Navire équipé de pompes puissantes et d’autres moyens de lutte contre l’incendie”.
What does bateau-pompe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefireship
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Navire équipé de pompes puissantes et d’autres moyens de lutte contre l’incendie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bateau-pompe
- bateaux-pompes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bateau-pompe?
- /ba.to.pɔ̃p/
- \ba.to pɔ̃p\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.