fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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Firefighters have gained 50% containment on the wildfire using fire engines, heavy equipment and aircraft.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
Harguth noted that his city still operates a fire marshall's office and gave Denver equipment, fire engines and vehicles at the start of the contract.
—Brian Maass, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Video from Texas Department of Transportation traffic cameras Monday night showed police vehicles blocking off westbound lanes and fire engines in the eastbound lanes.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
One fire engine and three ambulances responded to the public charter school, which is near Balboa Park and formed through the 2022 merger of Leadership High School and City Arts and Technology High School.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
Harguth noted that his city still operates a fire marshall's office and gave Denver equipment, fire engines and vehicles at the start of the contract.
—Brian Maass, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Video from Texas Department of Transportation traffic cameras Monday night showed police vehicles blocking off westbound lanes and fire engines in the eastbound lanes.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
One fire engine and three ambulances responded to the public charter school, which is near Balboa Park and formed through the 2022 merger of Leadership High School and City Arts and Technology High School.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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