fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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The event gave the public a chance to see the new space, climb into a fire engine, and meet the firefighters.
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
About the size of a football, the fire engine-red sirens look like a clunky, portable speaker.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The Cincinnati Fire Department was even the first to use horses to pull fire engines.
—Keely Brown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
Dozens of fire engines were staged at Highway 87 to try to prevent the fire from jumping the highway, according to CNN affiliate KVII.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
About the size of a football, the fire engine-red sirens look like a clunky, portable speaker.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The Cincinnati Fire Department was even the first to use horses to pull fire engines.
—Keely Brown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
Dozens of fire engines were staged at Highway 87 to try to prevent the fire from jumping the highway, according to CNN affiliate KVII.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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