fire engine
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- 1 fire engine、fire truck
This is the standard Thai word for a fire engine or fire truck used in firefighting and rescue operations.
fire engine、fire truck
A vehicle that carries firefighters and equipment to fires for firefighting and rescue work.
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เรียกรถดับเพลิงเร็ว! rîak rót dàp phləəŋ rew Call a fire truck quickly! เรียกรถดับเพลิงเร็ว! details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word is formed from รถ, meaning “vehicle,” and ดับเพลิง, meaning “to extinguish a fire” or “firefighting.” Its structure can therefore be understood as “a vehicle for putting out fires.” It is a neutral, everyday term used in conversation, news reports, and fire-safety information. Like other vehicles, it takes the classifier คัน: รถดับเพลิงหนึ่งคัน means “one fire truck.”
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing fires, reporting that firefighters are responding or arriving, or talking about a siren. It also appears frequently in news reports, safety information, and children’s vocabulary about vehicles.
Caution
รถดับเพลิง refers specifically to the vehicle. A fire station is สถานีดับเพลิง, while a firefighter may be called นักดับเพลิง or เจ้าหน้าที่ดับเพลิง. Do not confuse it with รถพยาบาล, which means “ambulance.”