fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

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So far, Trump’s tariff plan appears to be the equivalent of setting the neighborhood on fire and standing outside with a big fire truck, waiting for all the people line up and plead for help. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025 Once fully grown, adult colossal squids can reach lengths up to 23 feet or about the size of a small fire truck, the AP said. Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Video shows students evacuating the school as police cars and fire trucks gathered at the scene. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2025 Wyatt drove the fire truck, Truck 111, to the city garage just before 8:30 a.m., but a worker wasn’t able to fix the malfunctioning wipers. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2025.

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fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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