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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
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Word History
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above
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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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