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fire engine

/faɪə(ɹ).ɛn.dʒɪn/ · noun

Meaning

  1. 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.
  2. Any fire apparatus, such as the pumping apparatus on a fire boat.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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