fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

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Most wanted to restore the old fire station to house an old fire truck and add additional space to the original building to create more flexible options for community members to use it as a gathering space for meetings, events and programming. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025 Photos from the scene show several police cars and fire trucks outside the American Fish Company as first responders aided the injured. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025 The fire truck stopped and firefighters attempted to provide medical aid before he was taken to the hospital, authorities said. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 Or fire trucks or engines back-filling another station’s vehicles called out on assignment. Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 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 5 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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