fire engine

noun

: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires

especially : fire truck

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Five fire engines were deployed to bring the blaze under control, while police and disaster management teams carried out rescue operations, the report said. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 In previous statements, the association said the new squad truck would have fewer personnel and equipment to substantially fight a fire before a fire engine arrives. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026 According to Chicago police, a fire engine collided with a white pickup, sending the fire truck over a curb, into a stoplight and then into a tree. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Berkeley Fire Chief Dave Sprague raised safety concerns in 2023 about clearance space for fire engines and evacuation bottlenecks in the case of a fire, which caused the plan to be shelved. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fire engine

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1626, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fire engine was in 1626

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fire engine

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fire engine

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