fire truck
AmericanEtymology
Origin of fire truck
Example Sentences
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A fire truck cart lost a tire but still made it to the end of the course.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
He has incorrectly built his Lego fire truck.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
The condolence video was released after an Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia airport in New York shortly after landing, killing Forest and another pilot, Mackenzie Gunther.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Media reports said investigators were probing whether airport traffic controllers were distracted by a separate odor issue on a United Airlines flight -- the emergency to which the fire truck was responding.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
From me, he gets a fire truck with flashing red lights and a working ladder.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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