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

Powell said Escobar showed up to Friday’s meeting on-duty, with his crew on a fire engine, and called some board members incompetent. — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

According to the district's website, the cost of purchasing a new fire engine has nearly doubled since 2021. — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

The measure specifies how that fire-agency funding would be divided, based on the proportion of full-time fire engines each agency operated as of November 2025. — Haley Parsley october 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

The department also improved its emergency response fleet by upgrading fire engines, ladder trucks and ambulances. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

fire engine

noun

: fire truck