fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

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The fire truck stopped and firefighters attempted to provide medical aid before he was taken to the hospital, authorities said. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 Or fire trucks or engines back-filling another station’s vehicles called out on assignment. Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 Videos circulating online and featured in Chineses state-run media showed plumes of smoke billowing from one of the vehicles, while fire trucks and ambulances raced to the scene. John Liu, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025 The report also said a large moving truck or city bus that was trying to yield to the fire truck may have prevented DePaul from seeing the boy sooner. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 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 28 Sep. 2025.

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fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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