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fire apparatus

American  

noun

  1. equipment for extinguishing destructive fires.


Etymology

Origin of fire apparatus

First recorded in 1900–05

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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

Iverson, a fire apparatus engineer, had been with Cal Fire since 2009.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 15, 2017

Up clattered the fire apparatus, and there was the usual excitement, with everyone giving orders, and telling how it ought to be done.

From Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner by Chadwick, Lester

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