fire wagon

Hose-bearing vehicle

A fire wagon is a vehicle for transporting firefighters and equipment to fires—originally a horse-drawn wagon, now typically a motorized fire engine or fire truck.

The term persists in some regional usage and in historical contexts: The old fire wagon is on display at the museum.

In informal speech, fire wagon sometimes describes any vehicle moving at high speed with sirens blaring.

Related

hose · first responders · red · emergency · hydrant · pumper · alarm · rescue · blaze · burning building · station · dalmatian · hook · bell · axe · flashing · flashing lights · smoke

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Opposites
emergency vehicle type

fire wagonambulance

Emergency medical transport

hearse · police car · paddy wagon · squad car · rescue vehicle

elemental function

fire wagonwater truck

Tank vehicle dispensing liquid

pumper truck

relationship to fire

fire wagonincendiary device

Combustion-causing weapon

flamethrower · Molotov cocktail

Family

fire, wagon, fires, fired, firing, fiery, fireman, fireplace, firework

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G