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

Videos shared by Ukrainian emergency services on Telegram showed rescue workers and civilians carrying a woman out of an apartment building on a stretcher, her body covered in dust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

"We're also speaking to those who called emergency services and who witnessed what will have been a distressing incident," Cronin added.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

"It's very hot in Ukraine right now. People are trying to relax by the water, but the question is whether they're doing it safely," spokesperson for the emergency services Pavlo Petrov told journalists.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 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