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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Example Sentences

The police and emergency services were called and the school was placed in temporary lockdown and was closed the following day.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

"Frankie would like to thank the emergency services who attended the scene, together with the doctors, nurses and wider medical team caring for him," said H Talent Management.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Repairing damaged infrastructure, maintaining stretched emergency services and installing ACs in schools squeezes budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Alnaji remained at the scene, called emergency services and provided investigators with a statement, the district attorney’s office said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Each of us has a paper posted at our workstation containing the numbers for these emergency services so that when we’re asked to patch someone through, we don’t have to think twice.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse