fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

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Police blocked access to the building as fire trucks and ambulances arrived. Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025 What seems like dozens of fire trucks, air tankers and helicopters are mobilized, but strong winds allow for minimal progress. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025 Then, between 2020 and 2022, there was a spike in fire truck orders due to municipalities' COVID relief funds, the complaint says. Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Parade entries, which passed in front of fields full of corn, included county fire trucks and emergency vehicles, vintage police cars, antique and vintage cars, politicians seeking election, members of the Civil Air Patrol, and even a shorts-wearing Santa on a motorbike. Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire truck

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire truck was in 1855

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“Fire truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20truck. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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