Fire-engine

  • 11Fire engine red — infobox color title= Fire Engine Red hex= CE2029 r=206 g= 22 b= 32 c= 41 m= 60 y= 60 k= 4 h= 0 s= 92 v= 80 Fire engine red is an intense, bright red commonly used on emergency vehicles; mostly on, as the name implies, fire engines.Most… …

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  • 12fire engine red — 1. adjective A bright red colour typically used on fire engines 2. noun A bright red colour typically used on fire engines The fireplace is currently painted fire engine red with a high gloss finish. We want to tone this down to a more natural… …

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  • 13fire engine — a vehicle equipped for firefighting, now usually a motor truck having a motor driven pump for shooting water or chemical solutions at high pressure. Also called fire truck. [1670 80] * * * also called  Fire Truck,    mobile (nowadays self… …

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  • 14fire engine — noun /faɪə(ɹ) ɛn.dʒin,faɪɚ ɛn.dʒin/ A fire truck; a hook n ladder; a vehicle that firefighters use to move water and equipment to the location of a fire …

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  • 15fire engine — noun (C) a special large vehicle that carries people and equipment to stop fires burning, especially the equipment that shoots water at a fire compare fire truck …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16fire engine — noun Date: circa 1680 a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires; especially fire truck …

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  • 17ˈfire ˌengine — noun [C] a large vehicle that takes FIREFIGHTERS and their equipment to a fire …

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  • 18fire-engine — /ˈfaɪər ɛndʒən / (say fuyuhr enjuhn) noun a motor vehicle equipped for firefighting, now usually having a motor driven pump for shooting water from fire hydrants, etc., or chemical solutions at high pressure …

  • 19fire engine — A vehicle built on a special truck chassis equipped with fire fighting items such as ladders, pumps, hoses, etc …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 20fire-engine red — fire′ en gine red′ n. cvb a very bright red color …

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