fire engine

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Pronunciation

• (British, Australia) IPA: /faɪə(ɹ).ɛn.dʒɪn/
• (America) enPR: fīər ĕn jĭn IPA: /faɪɚ.ɛn.dʒɪn/

Noun

fire engine (plural fire engines)

1. (firefighting) 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.
2. (archaic) Any fire apparatus, such as the pumping apparatus on a fire boat.

Translations

• French: camion d'incendie, pompe à incendie, voiture de pompiers, camion de pompiers
• German: Feuerwehrwagen, Feuerwehrspritze
• Italian: mezzo antincendio
• Portuguese: carro de bombeiro, carro de bombeiros
• Russian: пожа́рная маши́на
• Spanish: coche de bomberos

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