fire-engine red

noun fire-en·gine red \ ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌen-jən- \

|Updated on: 17 Jun 2018

Definition of fire-engine red

: a bright red

Recent Examples of fire-engine red from the Web

And at the Old Town development in Columbus, Ga., which has single-family homes and apartments, the architecture and planning firm Historical Concepts created a mailroom with turquoise walls and a fire-engine red glass chandelier.

— candace taylor, WSJ, "Inside the High-End Mailrooms Wealthy Residents Visit When They’ve Got Mail," 7 June 2018
His fire-engine red hair is as real as his speaking style.

— rebecca asoulin, The Christian Science Monitor, "What the March for Our Lives looked like through the eyes of young reporters," 26 Mar. 2018
Rosa is wearing a fire-engine red dress with a red and white scarf.

— crocker stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Better Angels: It took kindness, patience and love to restore Gloria to the world," 26 Mar. 2018
Perhaps nothing announced Northam’s arrival better than the fire-engine red 1953 Oldsmobile parked in front of the 200-year-old governor’s mansion.

— laura vozzella, Washington Post, "Fiddlers, native Americans and a champion oyster shucker salute new Va. governor," 6 Mar. 2018
Garishness gives way to sophistication as lavender and fire-engine red make visual magic.

— david pagel, latimes.com, "When a rectangle is more than a rectangle: Making sense of Patrick Wilson's colorful chaos," 5 Feb. 2018
In fact, the fire-engine red, big-nosed caricature is ... what’s the word that white folks hate again?

— angela helm, The Root, "The Cleveland Indians Are Getting Rid of Racist Logo but Sticking to Racist Name," 29 Jan. 2018
Johnson, whose footwear game runs the gamut from fire-engine red boots to sultry sandals, employed the preppy staple as an elegant foil to her deceptively simple ensemble.

— edward barsamian, Vogue, "Dakota Johnson’s Off-Duty Wardrobe? A Statement Coat With the Anti-Statement Shoe," 2 Nov. 2017
In her phone’s suggestions field, a stiletto, fire-engine red, popped up.

— megan garber, The Atlantic, "Wouldn't It Be Nice to Have a Woman's Shoe Emoji That Isn't a Red Stiletto?," 21 Oct. 2017

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