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fire engine
[ fahyuhr-en-juhn ]
/ ËfaÉȘÉr ËÉn dÊÉn /
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noun
a vehicle equipped for firefighting, now usually a motor truck having a motor-driven pump for shooting water or chemical solutions at high pressure.
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âWasâ is used for the indicative past tense of âto be,â and âwereâ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
See also fire truck (def. 2). Compare ladder truck.
Origin of fire engine
First recorded in 1670â80
Words nearby fire engine
firedog, fire door, firedrake, fire drill, fire-eater, fire engine, fire-engine red, fire escape, fire extinguisher, firefight, firefighter
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British Dictionary definitions for fire engine
fire engine
noun
a heavy road vehicle that carries firefighters and firefighting equipment to a fire
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