fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Those costumes have included a UPS truck, a fire truck, an ice cream truck and a Supreme Court justice ensemble — complete with his own judge’s bench. Victoria Edel, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024 While ambulances and fire trucks rushed to the scene in southern Beirut, CNN’s team on the ground saw one car fleeing with suitcases strapped onto it, another sign of the fear and panic sweeping Lebanese civilians after days of explosions and now airstrikes. Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024 More deaths were reported in Georgia and the Carolinas, including two South Carolina firefighters who were killed when a tree struck their fire truck. Stephen Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024 Councilors questioned an expense associated with the purchase of a secondhand fire truck from Florida for $39,000 that cost another $71,000 to refurbish. Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fire truck 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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