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emergency vehicle

American  
[i-mur-juhn-see vee-i-kuhl, vee-hi-kuhl] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si ˈvi ɪ kəl, ˈvi hɪ kəl /

noun

  1. a car, truck, van, or other vehicle used by services such as the police or fire department to respond during an emergency.


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This policy follows Monday’s temporary closure of LaGuardia after an Air Canada plane collided with an emergency vehicle on a runway.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Controllers offer to send in an emergency vehicle to help get passengers and crew off the aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

That was followed by a response from “just about every emergency vehicle you could imagine,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

Police discovered what looked like an emergency vehicle parked at the home with emergency lights flashing.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

A woman rushes ahead, opening the back of the emergency vehicle.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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