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• tackle — I UK [ˈtæk(ə)l] / US verb Word forms tackle : present tense I/you/we/they tackle he/she/it tackles present participle tackling past tense tackled past participle tackled ** 1) a) [transitive] to make an organized and determined attempt to deal… …   English dictionary

• tackle — tack|le1 W3S3 [ˈtækəl] v 1.) [T] to try to deal with a difficult problem ▪ There is more than one way to tackle the problem. ▪ It took twelve fire engines to tackle the blaze . 2.) [I and T] a) to try to take the ball away from an opponent in a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tackle — tack|le1 [ tækl ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to make an organized and determined attempt to deal with a problem, often a social problem such as crime or unemployment: Successive governments have failed to tackle the question of homelessness. a new… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fire — fire1 [ faır ] noun *** ▸ 1 uncontrolled burning ▸ 2 controlled burning ▸ 3 shooting with gun ▸ 4 strong feeling ▸ 5 equipment for heating ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount flames and heat from something that is burning in an uncontrolled way:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fire */*/*/ — I UK [ˈfaɪə(r)] / US [faɪr] noun Word forms fire : singular fire plural fires 1) [countable/uncountable] flames and heat from something that is burning in an uncontrolled way The school was badly damaged by fire. Three children died in a fire at… …   English dictionary

• Fire (The X-Files) — Infobox Television episode | Title = Fire Caption = Fire Series = The X Files Season = 1 Episode = 1X11 Airdate = December 17 1993 (Fox) Production = 12 112 Writer = Chris Carter Director = Larry Shaw Guests =Amanda Pays, Mark Sheppard, Dan Lett …   Wikipedia

• tackle — 1 verb 1 (T) to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult problem: It took twelve fire engines to tackle the blaze. 2 (T) to talk to someone in order to deal with a difficult problem: tackle sb about sth: When I tackled Didi about it, she …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• London Fire Brigade — LFB redirects here. For other uses, see LFB (disambiguation). London Fire Brigade London Fire Brigade area Coverage Area G …   Wikipedia

• Essex County Fire and Rescue Service — (ECFRS) is the statutory FRS (fire and rescue service) for the county of Essex in the southeast of England, and is one of the largest FRSs in the country, with a patch covering almost 400,000 hectares and a population of over 1½ million people.In …   Wikipedia

• 2008 Channel Tunnel fire — Location of the 2008 Channel Tunnel fire The 2008 Channel Tunnel fire occurred on 11 September 2008 in the Channel Tunnel. The incident involved a France bound Eurotunnel Shuttle train carrying heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and their drivers. The… …   Wikipedia

• Block and tackle — A block and tackle [ Tackle can be pronEng|ˈteɪkəl in this usage.] is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift or pull heavy loads. TOC Overview Although used in many situations, they are… …   Wikipedia