fire engine

American  

[fahyuhr en-juhn] / ˈfaɪər ˌɛn dʒən /

noun

• fire engines
  plural

1. a vehicle equipped for firefighting, now usually a motor truck having a motor-driven pump for shooting water or chemical solutions at high pressure.

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fire engine British  

noun

1. a heavy road vehicle that carries firefighters and firefighting equipment to a fire

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fire engines
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of fire engine

First recorded in 1670–80

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

fire engine

Firefighters were called to the scene of a bonfire shortly after 19:00, with one fire engine called out to extinguish the flames.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Police have cordoned off Finchfield Road West and Finchfield Hill and a fire engine was parked outside the supermarket.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

I later learned that a few officers had arrived before our fire engine and were able to do the critical 360 reconnaissance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Dozens of homes stood gutted and abandoned, while a charred fire engine lay among the wreckage nearby, an AFP reporter saw.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Bongo leaned close to the glass and performed her very best fire engine siren.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate

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