fire engine

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /faɪər ˈen-jən/
- /ˈfaɪə(r) ˈendʒɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /faɪər ˈen-jən/

Definitions of fire engine words

noun fire engine a vehicle equipped for firefighting, now usually a motor truck having a motor-driven pump for shooting water or chemical solutions at high pressure. 1
countable noun fire engine A fire engine is a large vehicle which carries firefighters and equipment for putting out fires. 0
noun fire engine a heavy road vehicle that carries firefighters and firefighting equipment to a fire 0
noun fire engine a motor truck with a special pumping apparatus for spraying water, chemicals, etc. on fires to put them out 0
noun fire engine any motor truck for carrying firemen and equipment to a fire 0
noun fire engine (firefighting) 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. 0

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Origin of fire engine

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1670-80

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Parts of speech for Fire engine

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fire engine

fire engine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for fire engine

noun fire engine

hook and ladder — a fire engine, usually a tractor-trailer, fitted with long, extensible ladders and other equipment.
ladder truck — hook and ladder.

All 2 Synonyms of fire engine