fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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Dozens of fire engines were deployed.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has deployed more than 40 units, including fire engines, water tender trucks, air rescue, and other specialized wildfires suppression resources to contain and extinguish the fires.
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Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Investigators said the fire engine had its emergency lights and sirens activated.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Meanwhile, three people from the fire engine, among them the driver and two firefighters, were taken to Inland Valley Hospital for medical evaluation.
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David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has deployed more than 40 units, including fire engines, water tender trucks, air rescue, and other specialized wildfires suppression resources to contain and extinguish the fires.
—
Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Investigators said the fire engine had its emergency lights and sirens activated.
—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Meanwhile, three people from the fire engine, among them the driver and two firefighters, were taken to Inland Valley Hospital for medical evaluation.
—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fire engine
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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