Meaning: Firefighters wear special clothing and equipment to protect themselves from the heat and smoke of the fire.
Choice of Words: Firemen are people whose job is to put out fires and protect people and property. Protective means serving to protect. Gear is equipment or clothing.
Alternative Expressions
Firefighters don protective gear.
Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence: firemen put on special clothing and equipment to keep themselves safe when they are fighting fires.
Choice of Words:Firefighters is another word for firemen. Don means to put on clothing or equipment. Protective and gear have the same meanings as in the previous sentence.
Firefighters wear protective equipment.
Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences: firemen put on special clothing and equipment to keep themselves safe when they are fighting fires.
Choice of Words:Equipment is another word for gear. It refers to the special clothing and equipment that firemen wear to protect themselves from heat, smoke, and flames.