fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
Examples of fire engine in a Sentence
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Bright orange like a Circus Peanut with a fire engine red stripe, palominos are prized in stocker-rich states.
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 4 Apr. 2024
The aggressive actions against Snodgrass’s crew, which followed previous abrasive incidents in the area, included swerving in front of wildland fire engines, and almost hitting a Forest Service four-wheeler, according to firefighters with knowledge of the incident.
—Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Authorities received calls for help at 4:39 a.m. and dispatched 20 fire engines to the scene, according to CCTV.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
The crisis unfolding at the U.S.-Mexico border since last year has spilled over into the fire engines and ambulances of a small Texas town.
—Nick Duffy, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2024
The vast majority of cases served by nurse navigators — 96 percent — did not require rapid response from a fire engine and/or police car.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
Nine rescuers, including a battalion chief, two fire engines and an ambulance, joined forces with a tow truck driver and excavation contractor to dig the horse out, the district said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Feb. 2024
As is the tradition among firefighters, his casket was transported to services that were held Thursday at the Howard County Fairgrounds, aboard a fire engine.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
The defense argued the fire engine driver was driving 25 mph over the speed limit and failed to slow down for a red light at the bottom of a hill.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 4 Apr. 2024
The aggressive actions against Snodgrass’s crew, which followed previous abrasive incidents in the area, included swerving in front of wildland fire engines, and almost hitting a Forest Service four-wheeler, according to firefighters with knowledge of the incident.
—Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Authorities received calls for help at 4:39 a.m. and dispatched 20 fire engines to the scene, according to CCTV.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
The crisis unfolding at the U.S.-Mexico border since last year has spilled over into the fire engines and ambulances of a small Texas town.
—Nick Duffy, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2024
The vast majority of cases served by nurse navigators — 96 percent — did not require rapid response from a fire engine and/or police car.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
Nine rescuers, including a battalion chief, two fire engines and an ambulance, joined forces with a tow truck driver and excavation contractor to dig the horse out, the district said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Feb. 2024
As is the tradition among firefighters, his casket was transported to services that were held Thursday at the Howard County Fairgrounds, aboard a fire engine.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
The defense argued the fire engine driver was driving 25 mph over the speed limit and failed to slow down for a red light at the bottom of a hill.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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