"fire truck" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /faɪɚ tɹʌk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-fire truck.wav [US] Forms: fire trucks [plural]
Etymology: fire + truck Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|truck}} fire + truck Head templates: {{en-noun}} fire truck (plural fire trucks)
  1. (firefighting) 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. 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), tikasauto (Finnish)

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