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fire engine

[ fahyuhr en-juhn ]

noun

  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.


fire engine

noun

  1. a heavy road vehicle that carries firefighters and firefighting equipment to a fire
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fire engine1

First recorded in 1670–80
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A Palestinian paramedic who survived the attack, speaking to the BBC, challenged the Israeli account of how five ambulances, a fire engine and a UN vehicle were fired on while responding to emergency calls.

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Six fire engines were sent to Blairlinn Industrial Estate in Cumbernauld at 14:35 where a single storey building was found to be "well alight".

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Six fire engines and a water tanker were involved in tackling the blaze.

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A man was killed Sunday morning in a car accident after he turned in front of a fire engine at an intersection in Pacoima, according to authorities.

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The road next to the building is full of fire engines, ambulances and other rescue vehicles.

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