fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

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The facility will include: A driving course on an existing 14 acres of CPCC property, where responders will practice maneuvering fire trucks, ambulances and other vehicles. Alexandria Sands, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025 The freeze means that fire trucks in Utah could be left with two people per truck instead of four or five – and some trucks won’t be staffed at all, according to CNN affiliate KSL. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025 The claim: Los Angeles has 45 electric fire trucks that take 10 hours to recharge A Jan. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims firefighters in Los Angeles rely on electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge. Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025 Fire departments’ ‘nightmare’: Wall Street’s consolidation of fire truck manufacturing is straining fire departments across the country. James Barron, New York Times, 18 Feb. 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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