fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

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Surveillance video showed that the traffic light had been red for 16 seconds when the fire truck entered the intersection, the probable cause statement said. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025 Around 30 fire trucks responded to the five-alarm blaze. Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 11 May 2025 Jonathan Franks, a local resident, shared footage on X, formerly Twitter, showing numerous police cars and fire trucks outside the complex. James Bickerton shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025 The fire department in March 2024 took one of its fire trucks to Hoosier Diesel and Off-Road, 9070 Louisiana St. in Merrillville, for preventative maintenance, Indiana State Police spokesman Sgt. Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 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 21 May. 2025.

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fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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