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Synonyms

fire truck

American  
[fahyuhr truhk] / ˈfaɪər ˌtrʌk /

noun

fire trucks plural
  1. ladder truck.

  2. (loosely) fire engine.


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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of fire truck

First recorded in 1930–35; fire + truck 1

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

I pass a Target where Salmon once had a meltdown over a Paw Patrol fire truck.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Rousseau had sparked controversy by issuing an English-only video message to express condolences after a deadly collision late on March 22 between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Forest and the other pilot, Mackenzie Gunther, were killed when an Air Canada plane operated by Jazz Aviation collided with a fire truck on Sunday night at LaGuardia airport in New York shortly after landing.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“There’s something that needs doing in our neighborhood. Any way we can borrow a fire truck? The big one with the ladder?”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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