fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

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Standard fire truck ladders are 35 feet long, Mitchell said. Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025 While at the resource center, fire truck sirens sounding as a crew headed out on a call served as a reminder of why the shutoffs are occurring. Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025 More than 2,300 firefighters and first-aiders were deployed alongside nearly 400 fire trucks and 200 ambulances. Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025 Several of the fire trucks were released from the scene. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 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 25 Dec. 2025.

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fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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