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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The department deployed numerous fire engines, bulldozers, four helicopters, two air tankers and two “super scooper” aircrafts, Katon said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
She told him about "fire engines and people running around" and his "news instinct kicked in" and he travelled to the scene to document the events on camera.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
London Fire Brigade said six fire engines and around 40 crew members were tackling the blaze near Scrubs Lane, North Kensington.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Stewart said around 100 Fire Department personnel and 17 fire engines were assigned to the 2-acre fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
But when a fire became too big, and the fire engines from the next neighborhood had to be called in, they were useless because they could not connect their hoses to your hydrants.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
