fire engine

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /faɪə(ɹ).ɛn.dʒɪn/ (US) enPR: fīər ĕn jĭn IPA(key): /faɪɚ.ɛn.dʒɪn/ === Noun === fire engine (plural fire engines) (firefighting, vehicles) A vehicle used by firefighters to pump water to fight a fire. Typically, a fire engine carries a supply of water and has the ability to connect to an external water supply. Near-synonyms: fire truck (usually synonymous in current usage); fire appliance; water engine (formerly synonymous) (archaic) A steam engine. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== fire engine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “fire engine”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “fire engine”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.