"fire truck" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /faɪɚ tɹʌk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-fire truck.wav Forms: fire trucks [plural]
Etymology: From fire + truck. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|truck}} fire + truck Head templates: {{en-noun}} fire truck (plural fire trucks)
  1. (firefighting, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A ladder truck, a vehicle used by firefighters to gain access to the upper stories of a building. Typically, a fire truck has a hydraulic system which operates a large, heavy-duty ladder mounted on top of the truck body, space for portable ladders to be stored and compartments for holding other tools that may be needed. Unlike a fire engine, trucks do not have pumps or carry water. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US Categories (topical): Firefighting, Vehicles Synonyms: fire engine, hook and ladder, hook-n-ladder, firetruck Related terms: fire department, fire service Translations (ladder truck): brandweerwa (Afrikaans), سيارة مطافئ (Arabic), 雲梯車 (Chinese Mandarin), 云梯车 (Chinese Mandarin), tikasauto (Finnish)

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