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fire apparatus

American  

noun

  1. equipment for extinguishing destructive fires.


Etymology

Origin of fire apparatus

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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She was a fire apparatus engineer in 2007 and promoted to captain in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Because the incident was a line-of-duty death, the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety did an investigation that generated a 21 -page report captioned "career firefighter killed upon being run over by fire apparatus."

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2022

Kovatch grew KME into the country’s largest private manufacturer of fire apparatus.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2022

Wayne-O worked dutifully up to the final moments of what could be his final shift, even polishing the windows of the fire apparatus.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2021

These towers also furnish an excellent foundation for the elevated tank necessary for the supply of water for the fire apparatus in places unprovided with an elevated reservoir.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 by Various