fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

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Firefighters were on the street hosing down the burning stacks of e-bikes, the live stream showed, and fire trucks were making their way through showers of sparks from fireworks being lit in the darkening Paris skies. Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 There are license plate reading devices for Fort Lauderdale and Plantation, a fire truck for Tamarac, beach drones in Delray Beach and a community center in Pembroke Park. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026 The neighbors' greatest fear is a repeat of the Palisades Fire, when people abandoned their cars, which blocked fire trucks from getting to burning homes. Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 28 May 2026 At the time, the Lancashire Telegraph reported that police closed the road and that ambulances, air ambulances and fire trucks were all in attendance. Adam England, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 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 Jun. 2026.

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fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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