Fireboat Vocabulary

"It fought fires at the bustling piers." What does the word bustling mean?

• A dirty place

• Exciting place with a lot of noise

• A quiet place

Something that is thrown out and no longer useful.

• Firefighter

• New York

• scrap

• water

A machine with blades that are made to turn rapidly and cause a boat to move forward

• windmill

• sail

• blade

• propeller

“The entire city sprang into action.” What does the word sprang mean?

• To sleep

• To move suddenly and

  quickly

• To fall down

• To play a sport

Requiring immediate attention

• urgent

• boat

• water

• hose

A person of great courage especially one who had undergone great danger or difficulty...

• the family pet

• The President

• family

• hero

“At the ceremony, the audience cheered...” What does the word ceremony mean?

• A formal act or occasion.

• A resturant

• the classroom