Phrase guide

fire truck

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /faɪɚ tɹʌk/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A motor truck that serves as firefighting apparatus (a fire appliance).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US

Topics: firefighting, government

Examples

  • Near-synonym: fire engine (often synonymous; sometimes precisely differentiated by equipment)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fire engine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: truck, motor vehicle, vehicle

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fire engine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: truck, motortruck

Narrower terms: ladder truck, aerial ladder truck

History

Etymology

From fire + truck.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: brandweerwa — ladder truck
  • Arabic: سيارة مطافئ — ladder truck
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雲梯車 /云梯车 — ladder truck
  • Finnish: tikasauto — ladder truck
  • Spanish: camión contraincendios con escalera — ladder truck