fire engine
A vehicle used by firefighters to pump water to fight a fireA 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.
» Fire engines have priority over other vehicles.
Пожарные автомобили имеют приоритет перед любым другим транспортом. — Hellerick
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12 sentencesFire engines have priority over other vehicles.
ruПожарные автомобили имеют приоритет перед любым другим транспортом. — Hellerick
A crowd soon gathered around the fire engine.
deRasch versammelte sich eine Menschentraube um den Feuerwehrwagen. — Sudajaengi
The people there made way for the fire engine.
ruЛюди расступились, чтобы дать дорогу пожарной машине. — Shady_arc
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
Near-synonyms: fire truck (usually synonymous in current usage); fire appliance; water engine (formerly synonymous)
Feuerwehrwagen, Feuerwehrspritze
пожа́рная маши́наpožárnaja mašína, пожа́рный автомоби́льpožárnyj avtomobílʹ
поже́жна маши́наpožéžna mašýna, поже́жний автомобі́льpožéžnyj avtomobílʹ
(archaic)A steam engine.
- any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire
Forms
plural: fire engines| Singular | fire engine |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire:fire truck
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.