fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
Examples of fire engine in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The operation involves 319,000 sandbags, more than 240 fire engines and 400 personnel across eight counties.
—
Phil Helsel, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
At one point, the rapper the Game brought firefighters coffee and paid to have fire engines detailed.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
And, Brown said, in some cases a fire engine just happened to be in position to save a single house.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Planes doused homes and hillsides with bright pink fire-retardant chemicals, while crews and fire engines deployed to particularly vulnerable spots with dry brush.
— Lily Dallow, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for fire engine 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Phil Helsel, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
At one point, the rapper the Game brought firefighters coffee and paid to have fire engines detailed.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
And, Brown said, in some cases a fire engine just happened to be in position to save a single house.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Planes doused homes and hillsides with bright pink fire-retardant chemicals, while crews and fire engines deployed to particularly vulnerable spots with dry brush.
— Lily Dallow, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for fire engine
Dictionary Entries Near fire engine
Cite this Entry
“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share