fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

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Son Dae-seong/Yonhap via AP An emergency office in Pohang said that rescue workers and fire trucks were dispatched to the site after receiving reports from local residents that an unidentified aircraft had crashed and an explosion had been heard. Brendan Cole shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 Police, ambulances and fire trucks responded quickly to the scene, cordoning off the surrounding area, where thousands of supporters were participating in the festivities. Vanessa Romo, NPR, 26 May 2025 In the video, which the military showed to reporters but declined to release, a UN vehicle can be seen arriving at the scene of the military’s deadly attack on the ambulances and a fire truck. Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025 The ladder is the largest carried on a Fremont fire truck and the ability to use the aerial ladder on the truck was inhibited by obstructions in the parking lot area, authorities said. Harry Harris, Mercury News, 7 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 3 Jun. 2025.

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fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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