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Fire engine

//faɪɚ.ɛn.dʒɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 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.

    "Near-synonyms: fire truck (usually synonymous in current usage); fire appliance; water engine (formerly synonymous)"

  2. 2
    any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire wordnet
  3. 3
    A steam engine. archaic

    "A plan somewhat similar to this was adopted by Smeaton in the boiler of his portable fire engine."

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