fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Miami police and fire rescue negotiators got on a fire truck ladder after 7 a.m. to persuade Smith to come down, Miami police spokesman Officer Michael Vega told the Miami Herald. Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024 In a video also posted to her Stories, fire trucks are seen parked alongside a road near the home. Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024 More than 24 hours after a Fort Worth fire truck crashed while responding to a house fire, two of the four injured firefighters are still in the hospital, with one scheduled for surgery Wednesday, according to an update from the fire department posted on social media. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2024 That was just weeks after another incident where one of Cruise’s vehicles collided with a fire truck after failing to properly yield to the truck’s emergency signals. Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 10 Apr. 2024 The gentlemen graciously agreed and set me up right there next to the fire truck. Kadish Morris, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024 For the first time, the county included a sensory-friendly experience at Nankin Mills Interpretive Center Friday morning, with softer music and marshmallows dropped from a City of Westland fire truck. Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2024 Delevingne also shared a video captured near the property showing several fire trucks and emergency response vehicles parked along the streets with red lights flashing. Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024 As fire trucks raced to the scene of the emergency, Ross, who lives across the way from Hill, hopped on social media to give his followers all the tea. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 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 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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