fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

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Michael Liu, the owner of Frontier HVAC, confirmed that his driver was injured and his vehicle destroyed in the crash, saying the front half of the van was ripped off when the fire truck slammed into it. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026 Eventually, Northbrook got its own fire truck and the two departments shared fire protection duties, Warchol said. Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 This includes ambulances, police cars, fire trucks, tow trucks and utility or TxDOT vehicles. Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026 Around 2016, as state and local budgets rebounded from the Great Recession, demand for fire trucks again increased to around 4,000 or 5,000 annual orders in the United States. Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fire truck

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 14 Mar. 2026.

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fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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