fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

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With dancing teams, kids on fire trucks and other participants, the two-hour parade was full of excitement. Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 5 July 2025 Del Mar Junior Lifeguards, Uncle Sam and city leaders, along with a Del Mar Fire Department fire truck, will then lead a parade down Coast Boulevard and back to Powerhouse Park. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025 So how did the blaze grow so quickly into a six-alarm fire requiring over 60 fire trucks and 170 firefighters? Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025 Touch a truck Campbell is launching Parks and Recreation Month on July 1 with a family-friendly Touch-a-Truck event, giving kids the opportunity to get up close and personal with a variety of large vehicles, including fire trucks, construction equipment, police vehicles and more. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 22 June 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 12 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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