fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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Today's fire engines carry 500 gallons of water on the truck and can pump 1,500 gallons per minute.
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
While the explosions triggered the building's water and foam fire suppression system to activate, fire engines also needed to extinguish the flames that were contained to the building's interior, according to the release, provided Tuesday to USA TODAY.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
An engine crew, meanwhile, rolls to the fire line with a fire engine to pump water or fire-suppressing foam onto a blaze.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
When a fire engine pulled up across the street outside, the barista moved to the window and began filming—incredibly—a video of the scene.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
While the explosions triggered the building's water and foam fire suppression system to activate, fire engines also needed to extinguish the flames that were contained to the building's interior, according to the release, provided Tuesday to USA TODAY.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
An engine crew, meanwhile, rolls to the fire line with a fire engine to pump water or fire-suppressing foam onto a blaze.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
When a fire engine pulled up across the street outside, the barista moved to the window and began filming—incredibly—a video of the scene.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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