fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

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Additional help was requested, including a fire truck, Rescue 141 and Tower 541. Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025 Attendees are encouraged to wear their favorite superhero costume while touring the inside of a police car or fire truck, watch demos and play yard games. Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2025 Kids swarmed all over fire trucks, a school bus, and a helicopter, and many also gravitated to free hot dogs and the Kona Ice truck during Hobart’s National Night Out Tuesday at County Line Orchard. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025 Police and fire trucks lined overpasses Saturday morning to drape American flags over Route 72 as Moreau’s body was driven from his hometown of Plainville to New Britain for the funeral services. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 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 25 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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