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fire truck

American  
[fahyuhr truhk] / ˈfaɪər ˌtrʌk /

noun

  1. ladder truck.

  2. (loosely) fire engine.


Etymology

Origin of fire truck

First recorded in 1930–35; fire + truck 1

Example Sentences

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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

You also could walk along the road behind the Fire Department training center, a path with no sidewalks and passing fire trucks.

From Los Angeles Times

The two officers inside the fire truck that collided with the plane were also taken to hospital with injuries.

From BBC

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

The fire truck is on its side, surrounded by debris, wreckage and warped metal.

From BBC