fire truck
AmericanEtymology
Origin of fire truck
Example Sentences
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The Greek fire service said 40 firefighters and 13 fire trucks had been sent to tackle the blaze.
From BBC
County for failing to send fire trucks to the community.
From Los Angeles Times
Several excavators, ambulances and fire trucks are also seen on site.
From BBC
“And then there were fire trucks and flames everywhere,” I say.
From Literature
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In Altadena, if government officials had sent out timely evacuation alerts to west Altadena residents, if fire trucks had swarmed the area earlier, would 18 people have died?
From Los Angeles Times
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