fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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Everett police are continuing their investigation into the fire engine theft and the series of collisions that followed Saturday.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 20 July 2025
Such was the ferocity and speed that the first fire engine arrived from Nelson Street station in the city centre within four minutes, but even that was too late.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
What could a 102-year-old Huntington Beach fire engine and a Fountain Valley woman have in common?
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
The vortex damaged a Bureau of Land Management fire engine, which was pulled from fire operations for repairs.
—Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 20 July 2025
Such was the ferocity and speed that the first fire engine arrived from Nelson Street station in the city centre within four minutes, but even that was too late.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
What could a 102-year-old Huntington Beach fire engine and a Fountain Valley woman have in common?
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
The vortex damaged a Bureau of Land Management fire engine, which was pulled from fire operations for repairs.
—Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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