fireappliance
nounUK /ˈfaɪər əˈplaɪəns/
US /ˈfaɪr əˈplaɪəns/
A fire appliance is a big truck that firefighters use to put out fires.
The fire appliance raced down the street with its siren wailing.
RELATED WORDS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Any piece of equipment or apparatus designed for fighting fires, such as a pump or extinguisher.
The station stores every fire appliance in a separate bay.
3. A vehicle specially built and equipped for firefighting duties, including water tanks and ladders.
The new fire appliance can carry twice as much water as the old one.
4. A device or machine used to control or extinguish fires in industrial settings.
Workers checked each fire appliance before the factory reopened.