fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

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There are potential safety issues surrounding those old fire trucks after two of them broke down this week, as both were not being able to dispense water on the same fire in Roseland. Jermont Terry, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026 But soon enough, the tiny fire truck has lost its wheels and a fight has broken out over whose Care Bears keychain is cooler, though neither of my children has ever owned a key. Mandy Len Catron, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026 The smoke had not thickened, but a lone fire truck climbed our road broadcasting a calm command to prepare for evacuation. Jonathan Taplin, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026 So with two patrol cars, three fire trucks and 23 officers, the city moved forward with its new model. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fire truck

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire truck was in 1855

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“Fire truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20truck. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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