Talk:Fire-float

Definition of fire-float
What's the definition, what's the distinction from fireboat in general, and can we support this with references?

AIUI (from the Bristol Industrial Museum notes on Pyronaut) a "fire-float" was a deliberately low-clearance fireboat, able to pass beneath bridges without waiting for them to be (slowly) opened. The term also seems to have an older and wider usage than this simple criterion might suggest. Is there any more to the story than this? Andy Dingley (talk) 11:01, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Merge to Fireboat
I suggest merging to fireboat, as a distinct section with a heading.

Content from here that's about fire-floats (as a distinct term) should go into that separate section.

Content from here that's about the general history should merge in with historical content, in the usual style of readable articles. Andy Dingley (talk) 11:01, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support merge. Itsmejudith (talk) 13:20, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support merge. Peter Horn 00:43, 10 July 2009 (UTC)