fire truck
nounDefinition of fire truck
: an automotive vehicle equipped with firefighting apparatus
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The National Transportation Safety Board says the design of Tesla Autopilot is partly to blame for a 2018 incident in which a Model S smashed into the back of a fire truck—though the Autopilot tech has since been updated. — Wired, "An Electric Porsche, a Tesla Probe, and More Car News This Week," 6 Sep. 2019 A week later, the recruits were sent up a 105-foot ladder extended at a 60-degree angle off the back of a fire truck. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Inside the Fire Academy: Stakes high at 16-week crucible for recruits, city," 5 Sep. 2019 At least six fire trucks and an ambulance lined Route 125, also known as Osgood Street. — Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com, "4-alarm fire strikes North Andover recycling facility," 20 Aug. 2019 Two fire trucks were blocking the slow lane when one of the trucks was rear-ended by a box truck at about 4:30 a.m., Morey said. — Tatiana Sanchez, SFChronicle.com, "Fatal crash in Palo Alto snarls traffic on Highway 101," 4 Aug. 2019 Last summer, Kylie Miller sat in a fire truck while flames rose in front of her. — Alexandria Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee summer job programs aim to give teens 'extraordinary opportunity'," 13 June 2019 Tesla cars have crashed into parked fire trucks and other stationary vehicles—though thankfully no one else was killed. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "The hype around driverless cars came crashing down in 2018," 30 Dec. 2018 As giant spotlights were trained on the Claypool, Zebrowski stood on top of a 1921 Stutz fire truck and blasted the horn three times, prompting the first strike of the wrecking ball on the old hotel. — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, "'Zebrowski was here' and so was his wrecking ball," 26 June 2018 Several fire trucks and at least one ambulance was also at the detention center. — Justin Madden, cleveland.com, "Cleveland police, SWAT, called to Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center for incident, official says," 8 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fire truck.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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