fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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The union said the new vehicle would have less personnel and equipment to substantially fight a fire before a fire engine arrives.
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
In last week’s mad dash to open the new Inter Miami soccer stadium for the April 4 home opener, the city of Miami issued a special permit so the inaugural match could proceed as planned — albeit with fire inspectors and fire engines on standby.
—Tess Riski
april 7, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Scene of a collision between a fire engine and a historic streetcar in San Francisco on the Embarcadero near Bay Street, April 6, 2026.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The response included two battalion chiefs, two ladder trucks and four fire engines, authorities said.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
In last week’s mad dash to open the new Inter Miami soccer stadium for the April 4 home opener, the city of Miami issued a special permit so the inaugural match could proceed as planned — albeit with fire inspectors and fire engines on standby.
—Tess Riski
april 7, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Scene of a collision between a fire engine and a historic streetcar in San Francisco on the Embarcadero near Bay Street, April 6, 2026.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The response included two battalion chiefs, two ladder trucks and four fire engines, authorities said.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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