fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

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There will be fire trucks, youth groups, classic cars, military vehicles and local dignitaries. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025 The fire truck, registered under the Santa Muerte Fire Department, was seized as evidence after Farzam’s arrest last July, prosecutors said. Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025 The driver who hit the fire truck, Zachary Carlisle, 24, is facing a charge of intoxication assault with a vehicle, according to jail records. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025 Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans said the crew on the first fire truck to arrive at the scene lifted the vault off the man, according to The Dallas Morning News. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 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 Nov. 2025.

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fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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