fire engine

noun

: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires

especially : fire truck

Examples of fire engine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Los Angeles County Fire Captain Aaron Katon, industry standards dictate that a fire engine is supposed to be on the frontline for 15 years, then 10 years in a reserve fleet. — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

The measure specifies how that fire-agency funding would be divided, based on the proportion of full-time fire engines each agency operated as of November 2025. — Haley Parsley october 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

The department also improved its emergency response fleet by upgrading fire engines, ladder trucks and ambulances. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

At 22, the Chilean singer-songwriter, most identifiable by her fire engine red tresses, is one of the most visionary newcomers in the latest wave of post-urbano Latin artists. — Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

fire engine

noun

: fire truck