fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

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Two fire trucks were waiting on the ground when the plane landed, but the rest of the airport continued to operate normally. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025 Often, there was only one access road jammed with vehicles of panicked people trying to escape — at one point, the L.A. Fire Department used bulldozers to push cars off the road so fire trucks could gain access. Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025 Municipal water systems like the one in Los Angeles are designed to handle heavy loads, including those from large fires that might require multiple fire trucks to tap into the system at the same time. Tim Arango, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 The bodies of the family of four were found on the third floor about three hours after the fire started, according to Walker. Bass, who lives in a second-floor apartment next to the building where the fire started, saw a fire truck outside his window as his girlfriend hid under the bed. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 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 3 Apr. 2025.

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fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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