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Def: 1. a group of people who work or live together, especially for a specific purpose
Example: Fire protection units take part in rescue and clean-up operations in accidents with HazMat leakage.
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Def: 2. a single thing, person or group, although it can be a part of something larger
Example: The rescue worker`s handbook has 10 units.
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Def: 3. a standard measure used to express amounts
Example: The kilometre is a unit of length.
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Def: 4. a department in hospitals where people with similar illnesses are treated
Example: Three firefighters are lying in an intensive care unit in a hospital after inhaling smoke.
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military unit
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to be a unit
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bomb disposal unit
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