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Synonyms

fire truck

American  
[fahyuhr truhk] / ˈfaɪər ˌtrʌk /

noun

fire trucks plural
  1. ladder truck.

  2. (loosely) fire engine.


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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of fire truck

First recorded in 1930–35; fire + truck 1

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The driver of a Mini Cooper and a 10-year-old passenger died Friday in Hemet in a collision with a fire truck racing to a blaze in Riverside County.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

A fire truck cart lost a tire but still made it to the end of the course.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2026

I pass a Target where Salmon once had a meltdown over a Paw Patrol fire truck.

From Slate May 10, 2026

Rousseau had sparked controversy by issuing an English-only video message to express condolences after a deadly collision late on March 22 between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

From Barron's Mar. 30, 2026

Soaring, I see—people, streets, police cars with blinking lights, a fire truck.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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