fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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Eventually, 19 fire engines, two helicopters and 126 personnel responded to the blaze.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Twenty fire engines and other vehicles were expected to be on the scene fighting the fire overnight, fire officials said.
—Marilyn Heck, ABC News, 5 June 2024
The parade began with members from the Kansas City Fire Department riding on top of a fire engine with horns and sirens blaring to the excited cheers of children lining the streets along the route.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
Politics After a 7-year delay, San Diego has a roving fire engine for one tough-to-reach area — and more may come soon
May 27, 2024
To gather information on what city residents want in a new chief, the city launched an online survey in March and held two evening public forums.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Twenty fire engines and other vehicles were expected to be on the scene fighting the fire overnight, fire officials said.
—Marilyn Heck, ABC News, 5 June 2024
The parade began with members from the Kansas City Fire Department riding on top of a fire engine with horns and sirens blaring to the excited cheers of children lining the streets along the route.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
Politics After a 7-year delay, San Diego has a roving fire engine for one tough-to-reach area — and more may come soon
May 27, 2024
To gather information on what city residents want in a new chief, the city launched an online survey in March and held two evening public forums.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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