fire-engine red

noun

fire-en·​gine red ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌen-jən- 

: a bright red

Examples of fire-engine red in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This week’s best Cos finds prove out the point: there’s oversized outerwear in elegant grey, fire-engine red, and classic navy; polished midi skirts in sumptuous satin and pleated wool; festive Fair Isle knits, and lustrous velvet pieces perfectly suited for the holiday season ahead. —Laura Jackson, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2025

The actress is radiant in a fire-engine red Carolina Herrera dress with side cutouts, teamed with a matching cut and silver shoes. —Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025

Kogonada fills the film with saturated colors, favoring the primary standbys of fire-engine red, raincoat yellow and mailbox blue. —Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025

Painted in copper green, navy, or fire-engine red, these gallariji (better known as Maltese balconies) offered flashes of color in a sea of honey hued limestone. —Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fire-engine red

• abed
• ahead
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• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead