fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Residents lined Fritch’s main road, Broadway Street, to pay their respects as a series of fire trucks, police cars and motorcycles escorted a silver hearse. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024 Several police and fire trucks, including a ladder truck, were damaged by debris, particularly flat tires from running over metal on the ground, Duncan said. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024 Fortunately American innovation and initiative are coming to the rescue, so that if Russia destroys U.S. signals, ambulances and fire trucks could still find their way to your door. Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 The second fire truck that was responding crashed while on the way to the scene of the blaze in the 4500 block of Pecos Street, injuring four firefighters. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2024 Cannon said the firefighter was injured when an object went through the windshield of the fire truck. Elissa Robinson, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024 The rugged terrain of the Canadian River Valley, where the fire started, was another major obstacle for firefighters, because fire trucks cannot navigate some of the cliffs, valleys and steep hills in the area. Anna Betts, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024 The vehicle turned southbound as the fire truck, with lights and sirens engaged, passed through an intersection, police said. Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024 Terrell, who was in the front passenger seat when the fire truck rolled, sustained life-threatening injuries and spent the first two days after the Feb. 6 crash in the Intensive Care Unit at JPS. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire truck was in 1855

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“Fire truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20truck. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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