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fire engine

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "fire engine" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
11 characters
English (US)
2syllables

fire engine

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

fire engine is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, fire engine is hyphenated as:

Definitions offire engine

1noun
  • 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.
  • Any fire apparatus, such as the pumping apparatus on a fire boat.
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