fire truck

English

/faɪɚ tɹʌk/

noun

Definitions

(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.
Any fire apparatus, such as a fire truck or fire engine.

Etymology

Compound from English fire (shoot) + English truck (trade, deceive, a vehicle, fail, barter, cheat).

Origin

English

truck

Gloss

trade, deceive, a vehicle, fail, barter, cheat

Concept

Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

`Kanji`

商, 貿

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Fireland English
afire English
antifire English
atroke English
autofire English
back fire English
balefire English
bonfire English
brushfire English
bumpfire English
bushfire English
campfire English
cease-fire English
centerfire English
co-fire English
cookfire English
counterfire English
crossfire English
decoration English
drumfire English
enfire English
fiery English
firable English
fire English
fire alarm English
fire hose English
fire hydrant English
fire triangle English
fire whirl English
fire-breathing English
fireable English
firearm English
fireback English
fireball English
firebar English
firebase English
firebath English
firebathe English
firebell English
firebelly English
firebird English
fireblast English
fireboard English
fireboat English
firebolt English
firebomb English
firebomber English
firebote English
firebox English
firebrand English
firebrass English
firebrat English
firebreak English
firebreather English
firebrick English
firebug English
firecall English
firecock English
firecracker English
firecrest English
firecrown English
fired English
firedamp English
firedog English
firedoor English
firedragon English
firedrake English
firee English
fireeater English
firefight English
firefighter English
firefighting English
firefinch English
firefish English
firefloat English
firefly English
fireform English
firefront English
firegrate English
fireground English
fireguard English
firehall English
firehole English
firehook English
firehot English
firehouse English
firekeeper English
fireland English
fireless English
firelet English
firelight English
firelighter English
firelighting English
firelike English
fireline English
firelit English
firelock English
firelog English
fireman English
firemaster English
fireness English
firepan English
fireperson English
firepink English
firepit English
fireplace English
fireplay English
fireplug English
firepole English
firepot English
firepower English
fireproof English
firer English
fireraiser English
fireraising English
fireroom English
firesand English
firescorched English
firescreen English
fireset English
firesetter English
firesetting English
fireshine English
fireship English
fireside English
firesome English
firest English
firesteel English
firestick English
firestink English
firestone English
firestop English
firestorm English
firestriker English
firesuit English
firetail English
fireteam English
firetender English
firetending English
fireth English
firethorn English
firetrap English
firetruck English
firetube English
firewagon English
firewalk English
firewall English
fireward English
firewarden English
firewatcher English
firewater English
fireweed English
firewheel English
firewire English
firewise English
firewoman English
firewood English
fireworker English
fireworks English
fireworm English
fireworthy English
firie English
firy English
flashfire English
foxfire English
frontfire English
grassfire English
groundfire English
gunfire English
hellfire English
holy fire English
housefire English
housetruck English
kindle-coal English
kindle-fire English
megafire English
minitruck English
misfire English
motortruck English
nightfire English
nonfire English
outfire English
overfire English
palaeofire English
paleofire English
pinfire English
postfire English
pre-fire English
prefire English
refire English
retrofire English
rimfire English
scarefire English
scathefire English
semi truck English
set fire English
shellfire English
shitfire English
slamfire English
spellfire English
spitfire English
strikefire English
sure-fire English
test-fire English
testfire English
tiller truck English
tow truck English
towtruck English
truck English
truck garden English
truck-borne English
truckable English
truckage English
truckbed English
truckdriving English
trucker English
truckful English
truckie English
truckish English
truckle English
truckless English
trucklet English
trucklike English
truckload English
truckmaker English
truckmaking English
truckman English
truckmaster English
truckonaut English
truckway English
trucky English
truckyard English
underfire English
unfire English
untruck English
veldfire English
watchfire English
wildfire English
woodfire English
trukki Finnish
trochus Latin
Feuer German
truck Dutch, Flemish
truck French
troca Spanish, Castilian
truck Swedish
トラック Japanese
ファイヤー Japanese
fier Middle English
ट्रक Hindi
trak Cebuano
fairo Ido
trak Malay
트럭 Korean
paia Tok Pisin
trak Tok Pisin
ਟਰੱਕ Panjabi, Punjabi
faya Sranan Tongo
trak Bislama
tròki’ína Taos
piah Chinook Jargon
faya Aukan