- fire engine
- noun /faɪə(ɹ)-ɛn.dʒin,faɪɚ-ɛn.dʒin/A fire truck; a hook-n-ladder; a vehicle that firefighters use to move water and equipment to the location of a fire.
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Fire engine — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fire engine — fire engines N COUNT A fire engine is a large vehicle which carries fire fighters and equipment for putting out fires. [BRIT] (in AM, usually use fire truck) … English dictionary
fire engine — fire .engine n a special large vehicle that carries equipment and the people that stop fires burning, especially the equipment that shoots water at a fire American Equivalent: fire truck … Dictionary of contemporary English
fire engine — fire ,engine noun count a large road vehicle that FIREFIGHTERS use for driving to a fire and carrying the equipment they need … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fire engine — n. 1. a motor truck with a special pumping apparatus for spraying water, chemicals, etc. on fires to put them out 2. loosely any motor truck for carrying firemen and equipment to a fire … English World dictionary
fire engine — ► NOUN ▪ a vehicle carrying firefighters and their equipment … English terms dictionary
fire engine — noun any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire • Syn: ↑fire truck • Hypernyms: ↑truck, ↑motortruck • Hyponyms: ↑ladder truck, ↑aerial ladder truck * * * noun, pl … Useful english dictionary
fire engine — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fire engine : singular fire engine plural fire engines a large road vehicle that firefighters use for driving to a fire and carrying the equipment they need … English dictionary
fire-engine — adj. Fire engine is used with these nouns: ↑red … Collocations dictionary
fire engine — fire′ en gine n. trs a vehicle equipped for firefighting • Etymology: 1670–80 … From formal English to slang
Fire engine red — infobox color title= Fire Engine Red hex= CE2029 r=206 g= 22 b= 32 c= 41 m= 60 y= 60 k= 4 h= 0 s= 92 v= 80 Fire engine red is an intense, bright red commonly used on emergency vehicles; mostly on, as the name implies, fire engines.Most… … Wikipedia
