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

The plan also took one fire engine out of service and reassigned its crew to other fire stations. — Haley Parsley august 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Until, that is, the predawn hours Sunday when Bader’s scooter collided with the back of a fire engine. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

The online publication cited a witness, who saw Bader’s scooter collide with the back of a San Francisco Fire Department fire engine. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026

But this might just be one of her reddest looks yet—aside from, of course, her fire engine red hair in Victorious. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

fire engine

noun

: fire truck