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fire truck

[fahyuhr truhk] / ˈfaɪər ˌtrʌk /
NOUN
truck used to fight fires
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Two air traffic controllers left work early ahead of a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport in March, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

He said he would have preferred to see Macron "in a fire truck helping firefighters put out the blaze. That's where he should have been."

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

The driver of a Mini Cooper and a 10-year-old passenger died Friday in Hemet in a collision with a fire truck racing to a blaze in Riverside County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

He has incorrectly built his Lego fire truck.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

At home, streetlights, car headlights, and the occasional flashing fire truck shone in the tiny window of his bedroom.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins



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