fire truck

[fahyuhr truhk]

noun

1. ladder truck.

2. (loosely) fire engine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fire truck¹

First recorded in 1930–35; fire + truck ¹

Example Sentences

Everything fascinated him— street signs, traffic, traffic lights, speed bumps, speed limits, medians, fast-food restaurants, police cars, fire trucks.

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When I got to the street, I saw smoke pouring out of the windows to our apartment and the fire truck in front of the house.

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In order to span the distance from the seawater holding tank, three fire trucks needed to be connected by a series of hoses to form a chain.

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"There was a lot of ambulances, fire trucks, everything, parked down at the gas station."

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He drives around the area, sees fire trucks headed to the fire and decides to follow the trucks.

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Related Words

• fire engine