fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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Pretty Little Liars: Summer School Tastemaker event in this fire engine red dress with an asymmetrical slit trimmed with feathers.
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Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Both the fire engines and ambulances will remain fully staffed at all times.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
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Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Both the fire engines and ambulances will remain fully staffed at all times.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fire engine
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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