fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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Of its 43 fire engines, 20 are more than 15 years old and six are more than 20 years old.
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Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
More than 200 people, fire engines and boats were involved in the massive emergency response effort underway on Monday morning.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
San Diego police arrested a person suspected of stealing a fire engine in south San Diego and driving it up Interstate 5 to Fallbrook Saturday evening, officials said.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
First responders were also on the scene along with a fire engine.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025
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Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
More than 200 people, fire engines and boats were involved in the massive emergency response effort underway on Monday morning.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
San Diego police arrested a person suspected of stealing a fire engine in south San Diego and driving it up Interstate 5 to Fallbrook Saturday evening, officials said.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
First responders were also on the scene along with a fire engine.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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