fire truck
AmericanEtymology
Origin of fire truck
Example Sentences
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I pass a Target where Salmon once had a meltdown over a Paw Patrol fire truck.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Authorities on Tuesday released details from the final three minutes of cockpit voice recordings and tower communications, including that controllers had cleared both the plane and a fire truck to cross the runway.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
US officials on Tuesday played down speculation that distracted air traffic controllers might have contributed to a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
A Times investigation found that during a critical moment in the fire, only one county fire truck was west of Lake Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
When the fire truck arrives, Saucepan Lynn folds her arms as she looks up at the giant pine tree in the middle of our neighborhood.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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