fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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Meanwhile, 550 firefighters and 96 apparatus, including fire engines, brush trucks and special utility vehicles, have been deployed from local agencies, South Carolina State Fire Marshal Jonathan Jones said.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
The first fire engine arrived on scene at 8:12 a.m., authorities said, finding smoke billowing in the restaurant, which is located in a single-level commercial building.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The motorcycle hit the fire engine’s rear passenger side.
—David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2025
Many style publications note that the red carpet was forever changed in 1991 when Crawford attended the Oscars with Richard Gere, rocking a body-hugging Versace creation in fire engine red.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
The first fire engine arrived on scene at 8:12 a.m., authorities said, finding smoke billowing in the restaurant, which is located in a single-level commercial building.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The motorcycle hit the fire engine’s rear passenger side.
—David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2025
Many style publications note that the red carpet was forever changed in 1991 when Crawford attended the Oscars with Richard Gere, rocking a body-hugging Versace creation in fire engine red.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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