FIRE ENGINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fire engine mean? 

• FIRE ENGINE (noun)
  The noun FIRE ENGINE has 1 sense:

1. any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire

  Familiarity information: FIRE ENGINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIRE ENGINE (noun)

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 engine" is a kind of...):

motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fire engine"):

aerial ladder truck; ladder truck (a fire engine carrying ladders)