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FIRE TRUCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fire truck mean?
• FIRE TRUCK (noun)
The noun FIRE TRUCK has 1 sense:
1. any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire
Familiarity information: FIRE TRUCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fire engine; fire truck
Hypernyms ("fire truck" is a kind of...):
motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fire truck"):
aerial ladder truck; ladder truck (a fire engine carrying ladders)
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