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

The La Habra Heights Fire Department, which according to its website has staffing for one fire engine, could not immediately be reached for comment. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

More than 60 fire engines, 35 water tenders, 50 hand crews and 17 helicopters are battling the wildfire, Cal Fire said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2026

Up and down the street, cars were burning — police cars, trucks, buses, postal vans, delivery vans, even a fire engine. — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Dozens of fire engines pumped foam over the roadway and the burning buildings. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

fire engine

noun

: fire truck