fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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Chicago Fire Department District Chief Michael Davita said five ambulances, four fire engines, two fire trucks, and about 50 firefighters responded to the scene.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Not even a prankster who drew five fire engines to the scene with a false report of a fire could dampen the crowd’s enthusiasm, Schmidt writes.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
Both suits allege the private equity firm American Industrial Partners has illegally consolidated a previously robust market of smaller, independent fire engine manufacturers to eliminate competition for the critical, lifesaving vehicles and their parts.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana were also on hand for an outing to a museum in Sandringham, England, in January 1988, where the kids — Harry and William, along with Princess Anne's children Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall — got to take a close look at a fire engine.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Not even a prankster who drew five fire engines to the scene with a false report of a fire could dampen the crowd’s enthusiasm, Schmidt writes.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
Both suits allege the private equity firm American Industrial Partners has illegally consolidated a previously robust market of smaller, independent fire engine manufacturers to eliminate competition for the critical, lifesaving vehicles and their parts.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana were also on hand for an outing to a museum in Sandringham, England, in January 1988, where the kids — Harry and William, along with Princess Anne's children Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall — got to take a close look at a fire engine.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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