fire truck

noun

: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus

Examples of fire truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cannon said the firefighter was injured when an object went through the windshield of the fire truck. Elissa Robinson, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024 The rugged terrain of the Canadian River Valley, where the fire started, was another major obstacle for firefighters, because fire trucks cannot navigate some of the cliffs, valleys and steep hills in the area. Anna Betts, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024 The vehicle turned southbound as the fire truck, with lights and sirens engaged, passed through an intersection, police said. Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024 Terrell, who was in the front passenger seat when the fire truck rolled, sustained life-threatening injuries and spent the first two days after the Feb. 6 crash in the Intensive Care Unit at JPS. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2024 As a precaution, an ambulance and fire truck waited outside the golf clubhouse. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024 Manny heard sirens in the distance but did not see any fire trucks. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024 In the end, Jokić stayed until Thursday, went to the parade, got drunk on top of a fire truck, and addressed the more than half a million people who had gathered in downtown Denver. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024 The Quattroporte fire truck will go up for bid on Friday, Feb. 2, in Paris. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2024

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

fire truck

noun
: an automotive vehicle equipped for fighting fires

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