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单词 fire engine
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fire engine

[ fahyuhr-en-juhn ]
/ ˈfaɪər ˌɛn dʒən /
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noun

a vehicle equipped for firefighting, now usually a motor truck having a motor-driven pump for shooting water or chemical solutions at high pressure.
See also fire truck (def. 2). Compare ladder truck.

Origin of fire engine

First recorded in 1670–80

Words nearby fire engine

firedog, fire door, firedrake, fire drill, fire-eater, fire engine, fire-engine red, fire escape, fire extinguisher, firefight, firefighter
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British Dictionary definitions for fire engine

fire engine

noun

a heavy road vehicle that carries firefighters and firefighting equipment to a fire
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