fire engine

noun

: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially : fire truck

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Similar Lambo in ‘Miami Vice’ The first car MCQ marketed to investors was a white 1986 Lamborghini Countach with fire engine red interior and scissor doors that open up instead of out, allowing for a more dramatic entrance. Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025 The robot eventually cleared its path, and the fire engine was able to pass through. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025 The cameras don’t dispatch fire engines, helicopters or airplanes on their own. Paul Rogers, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025 The first arriving fire engine company stayed to evaluate the patient, while all other fire personnel returned to service, Johnson added. Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire engine

Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fire engine was in 1626

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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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