engine company

noun

1. a unit of a city's fire department in command of one or more fire-fighting vehicles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of engine company¹

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Example Sentences

Murphy retired from racing in the late 1970s and became a buyer for Rocketdyne, a rocket engine company in Los Angeles.

From Seattle Times

The fire began Friday evening in Old Engine Company No. 12, now a landmark historic site along North Capitol Street in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington.

From Washington Times

The fire began Friday evening in Old Engine Company No. 12, now a landmark historic site along North Capitol Street in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington.

From Seattle Times

Shortly after the arrival of the first engine company, the fire was reported to have extended into the vegetation and a full wildland fire dispatch was initiated, which included fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.

From Washington Times

He was most recently assigned to Engine Company 226 in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.

From Seattle Times