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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emergency vehicle

As resuscitation efforts continue, Digwa complains about the flashing emergency vehicle lights, asking the male officer questioning him to "turn the flashes off".

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

Two pilots were killed when their Air Canada Express aircraft struck an emergency vehicle that was responding to a separate incident.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

Dazed residents picked their way through streets littered with debris as emergency vehicle lights flashed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

A block away, every emergency vehicle in St. Louis was surrounding the Arch.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan