fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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The town was lit by an apocalyptic orange tinted by the red lights of fire engines mobilizing throughout the hills.
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
The response also included four fire engines, two ladder trucks and a fire boat.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
The blaze was reportedly put out by six fire engines, per CBS News.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Smoke may be visible from the interior of the fire, and fire engines will remain in patrol status for the next few days checking containment lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
The response also included four fire engines, two ladder trucks and a fire boat.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
The blaze was reportedly put out by six fire engines, per CBS News.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Smoke may be visible from the interior of the fire, and fire engines will remain in patrol status for the next few days checking containment lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fire engine
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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