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fire truck

[fahyuhr truhk] / ˈfaɪər ˌtrʌk /
NOUN
truck used to fight fires
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A fire truck cart lost a tire but still made it to the end of the course.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2026

He has incorrectly built his Lego fire truck.

From Slate May 10, 2026

US officials on Tuesday played down speculation that distracted air traffic controllers might have contributed to a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

From Barron's Mar. 24, 2026

Media reports said investigators were probing whether airport traffic controllers were distracted by a separate odor issue on a United Airlines flight -- the emergency to which the fire truck was responding.

From Barron's Mar. 24, 2026

A beagle scrambling to his feet to start his yipping yowl, answered a few seconds later by fire truck sirens and an angry woman hissing, “Sammy! Bad dog! Hush now!”

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan



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