fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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So far, he’s been spotted draped in a full-length, white fluffy coat and fire engine-red hat and gloves, watching the women’s downhill race, and casually chatting with onlookers at the curling mixed doubles, adorned in a zip-jacket emblazoned with Team USA players’ faces.
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Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The white stucco walls have been painted fire engine red, like a traffic sign daring you to stop near Trinity Groves.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Bright Red Bright red is always a head turner, but Nolan isn't a huge fan of the color, preferring moodier reds to the classic fire engine color.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
About an hour later, while crews with DFR were still on the scene, the fire engine was hit by another vehicle.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The white stucco walls have been painted fire engine red, like a traffic sign daring you to stop near Trinity Groves.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Bright Red Bright red is always a head turner, but Nolan isn't a huge fan of the color, preferring moodier reds to the classic fire engine color.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
About an hour later, while crews with DFR were still on the scene, the fire engine was hit by another vehicle.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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