fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

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The National Fire Protection Association recommends that fire trucks operate regularly no more than 15 years. David Clarey, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025 Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans said the crew on the first fire truck to arrive at the scene lifted the vault off the man, according to The Dallas Morning News. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025 He was found underneath the fire truck, according to an initial accident report by the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office. Tom Cherveny, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025 Those examples included a federal drug sting case, a felony assault conviction, crashes resulting in fatalities and the death of a child struck by a fire truck. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 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 22 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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