fire engine
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.
fire engines
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pluralof fire engine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Cal Fire had amassed multiple air tankers, one helicopter, 22 fire engines and four bulldozers to support the 225 fire personnel who were fighting the blaze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Three fire engines and two fire service cars were destroyed in the blaze.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Eleven fire engines, wildlife units and a command support unit are still at the scene.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Helicopters made repeated runs over houses with shuttered windows, and fire engines tore up and down the road.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Standing next to her, breathing hard, as the police and fire engines and ambulances roared up around us, my arm still around her waist, I turned and smiled.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
