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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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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

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

Access was given to the emergency vehicle to allow first responders to attend to a person suffering from an apparent heart attack.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2025

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

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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