fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As Lee pulls up, a fire truck leaves Deb’s house, sirens off. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Two of the structures, one a home, were lost after floodwater prevented fire trucks from responding. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Now, a kid with no college degree who washed dishes, delivered pizzas, drives a snow plow, and spent 20 years on a fire truck is going to Congress. — Cbs Philadelphia, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Prosecutors said Brown punched the firefighter in the chest, and that the firefighter responded by taking a Halligan bar — made of metal and typically used to break down or pry open doors — from the fire truck. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fire truck

• thunderstruck
• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• duck

Kids Definition

fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires