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Occasionally, fire trucks raced past and helicopters flew above.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
At night, fire trucks would roar down 23rd Street, the sound of their sirens ripping through the darkness.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Those costumes have included a UPS truck, a fire truck, an ice cream truck and a Supreme Court justice ensemble — complete with his own judge’s bench.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
While ambulances and fire trucks rushed to the scene in southern Beirut, CNN’s team on the ground saw one car fleeing with suitcases strapped onto it, another sign of the fear and panic sweeping Lebanese civilians after days of explosions and now airstrikes.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above
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“Fire truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20truck. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
fire truck
noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires
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