fire engine
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fire engine
- /faɪə(ɹ).ɛn.dʒɪn/ Australia, UK
- /faɪɚ.ɛn.dʒɪn/ US
noun fire engines
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A vehicle used by firefighters to pump water to fight a fire. Typically, a fire engine carries a supply of water and has the ability to connect to an external water supply.
Near-synonyms: fire truck (usually synonymous in current usage); fire appliance; water engine (formerly synonymous)
Similar: fire truck, fire appliance, water engine
- A steam engine. A plan somewhat similar to this was adopted by Smeaton in the boiler of his portable fire engine.
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noun fire truck
| Español | coche de bomberos, camión hidrante, camión contraincendios, camión de bombero(s) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소방차 sobangcha |
| 日本語 | 消防車 shōbōsha |
| 中文 | 消防車 /消防车 xiāofángchē, 救火車 /救火车 jiùhuǒchē |
| हिन्दी | फ़ायर-इंजन fāyar-iñjan, फ़ाइर-इंजन fāir-iñjan |
| Português | carro de bombeiro, caminhão de bombeiros |
| Français | voiture de pompiers, camion de pompiers |
| Deutsch | Feuerwehrwagen, Feuerwehrspritze |
| Italiano | mezzo antincendio |
| Ελληνικά | πυροσβεστικό όχημα pyrosvestikó óchima |
| Română | mașină de pompieri, pompă de incendiu |
| Русский | пожа́рная маши́на požárnaja mašína, пожа́рный автомоби́ль požárnyj avtomobílʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | xe cứu hỏa, xe chữa cháy |
| العربية | حَرِيق مُحَرِّك ḥarīq muḥarrik, سَيَّارَة إطْفَاء حَرِيق sayyārat ʔiṭfāʔ ḥarīq, سَيَّارَة إطْفَاء sayyārat ʔiṭfāʔ |
| עברית | כַּבָּאִית kabait, רֶכֶב כִּבּוּי rekhev kibui |
Talk about this word "fire engine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fire%20engine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fire engine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fire%20engine "fire engine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fire%20engine.Cite this
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title = {fire engine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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