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fire engine

n.
Any of various large motor vehicles that carry firefighters and equipment to a fire and support extinguishing operations, as by pumping water. Also called fire truck.
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fire engine

n
(Automotive Engineering) a heavy road vehicle that carries firefighters and firefighting equipment to a fire
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fire′ en`gine


n.
a vehicle equipped for firefighting.
[1670–80]
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fire engine

fire truck
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fire engine - any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a firefire engine - any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire
aerial ladder truck, ladder truck - a fire engine carrying ladders
motortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
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Translations
fajropumpilo
paloauto
消防車
brandweerautobrandweerwagen
bomba de incêndio

fire engine

nautopompa
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References in classic literature ?
Yet he achieved a respect for a fire engine. As one charged toward his truck, he would drive fearfully upon a sidewalk, threatening untold people with annihilation.
A fire engine was enshrined in his heart as an appalling thing that he loved with a distant dog-like devotion.
A few moments later, a queer sight amongst all these untoward and unexpected happenings, a fire engine dashed under the arch, narrowly missing the broken fragments of brick and stone, swung around, and a dozen fire-hoses commenced to play upon the flaming building.
Moscow was burned because it found itself in a position in which any town built of wood was bound to burn, quite apart from whether it had, or had not, a hundred and thirty inferior fire engines. Deserted Moscow had to burn as inevitably as a heap of shavings has to burn on which sparks continually fall for several days.
A platform ladder attached to a fire engine was used to retrieve the man from the roof, after he was found to have fallen in an "awkward position" on the rooftop.
The Fire Engine Rally is on its way back to Johnstone.
Normally when you hear the sirens of a fire engine, you'll see the big trucks fly past with firefighters starting to gear up as they head to an incident.
He said that on several occasions in the past three weeks there had been just one fire engine and four firefighters on call covering the Loughborough area despite the Loughborough station having the faciity to have four operational vehicles including two specialist vehicles.
The annual Fire Engine and Vintage Vehicle show was due to be held for its 38th year at Preston Park, Eaglescliffe, tomorrow and Sunday.
Paul, Minnesota, pioneer builders of gasoline fire engines, who now have so many of their well-known New Century gasoline fire engines in service, has designed and placed on the market a new type of gasoline fire engine which is fitted with the powerful 4-cylinder, 4-cycle motor such as is used on the highest grade of automobiles.
Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service sent a fire engine from West Hartford as well as a special rescue unit, and two fire engines from Tyne and Wear Fire Service were called.