fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
Examples of fire engine in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
When her crew finally did see a few wisps, Thompson figured out where the fire was located, cut a hole in a fence and drove her fire engine down a dirt road.
—
Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa Sitting at the end of a 600-foot-long pier next to the Astoria-Megler Bridge, the Cannery Pier Hotel is an icon of the town waterfront with its industrial smokestacks and fire engine-red facade.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
Altogether, more than 140 fire engines and at least 800 firefighters, as well as about 60 ambulances, attended the scene.
—Shawna Kwan, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
Each year for Santa’s tour, the fire engine makes stops all throughout the city so Santa can meet with residents and their children.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fire engine
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa Sitting at the end of a 600-foot-long pier next to the Astoria-Megler Bridge, the Cannery Pier Hotel is an icon of the town waterfront with its industrial smokestacks and fire engine-red facade.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
Altogether, more than 140 fire engines and at least 800 firefighters, as well as about 60 ambulances, attended the scene.
—Shawna Kwan, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
Each year for Santa’s tour, the fire engine makes stops all throughout the city so Santa can meet with residents and their children.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fire engine
Cite this Entry
“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share