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fire engine

[fahyuhr en-juhn]

noun

  1. a vehicle equipped for firefighting, now usually a motor truck having a motor-driven pump for shooting water or chemical solutions at high pressure.



fire engine

noun

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

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fire engine1

First recorded in 1670–80
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Ms Logan's coffin, draped in the Union flag, was carried atop an aerial ladder platform fire engine.

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Crews were sent to the scene at the junction of Scott Street and South Street at about 01:30 and about 11 fire engines remained at the scene by 08:00.

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The company started manufacturing vans and fire engines in the early 1900's but soon switched its attention to building buses and it now specialises in electric and hybrid buses.

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On Tuesday morning, a Portuguese fire engine and four vehicles carrying German police arrived.

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Earlier on Tuesday, a Portuguese fire engine and four vehicles carrying German police arrived on the search site - which is around 3.5 miles from the resort where Madeleine was last seen.

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