fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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From 8 fire engines, only one is left to put out the rest of the blaze, according to Cal Fire’s latest status updated.
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Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 30 June 2024
Speaking of red, send fire engines to extinguish the dumpster fire that ...
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 29 June 2024
This summer, dozens of federal fire engines remain unstaffed amid another wave of firefighter exoduses.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 25 June 2024
Firefighters are pulling water from a hydrant to a fire engine and sending water through hoses to the building’s fire-suppression system.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
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Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 30 June 2024
Speaking of red, send fire engines to extinguish the dumpster fire that ...
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 29 June 2024
This summer, dozens of federal fire engines remain unstaffed amid another wave of firefighter exoduses.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 25 June 2024
Firefighters are pulling water from a hydrant to a fire engine and sending water through hoses to the building’s fire-suppression system.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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