fire-engine red
Americannoun
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It gives snacks, candies and beverages a bright, fire-engine red red color.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2023
As he flings his outstretched arms toward the sky, Chan Quach’s six royal blue and fire-engine red macaws furiously pump their wings as they take flight on one of his many popular Instagram reels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
The vehicle will still be fire-engine red, respond from the department’s Station 12 and blare its sirens for calls in southern Redmond neighborhoods.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
One was an enlargement of a big toenail, manicured and painted fire-engine red.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
There was another coal stove, a bed, a pullout couch where Mom and Dad could sleep, and a chest of drawers painted fire-engine red.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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