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fire engine red

fire engine red adjective: a bright red colour typically used on fire engines.

Adjective

fire engine red (comparative more fire engine red, superlative most fire engine red)

  1. A bright red colour typically used on fire engines
    • Some wear fire engine red berets, just like Emily.2023 January 20, Dan Bilefsky, “American Expatriates in Paris Wish Emily Cooper Would Go Home”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Noun

fire engine red (countable and uncountable, plural fire engine reds)

  1. A bright red colour typically used on fire engines
    • The fireplace is currently painted fire engine red with a high gloss finish. We want to tone this down to a more natural look.2006, Mi-Ling Stone Poole, Ask Mi-ling!: When You Want the Truth About Decorating, page 2

Forms of fire engine red

Adjective
comparativemore fire engine red
superlativemost fire engine red
Noun
pluralfire engine reds

Questions about fire engine red

What does fire engine red mean?
Fire engine red means a bright red colour typically used on fire engines.
What part of speech is fire engine red?
Fire engine red can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near fire engine red in the dictionary

  1. fire eaters
  2. fire eating
  3. fire eatings
  4. fire eel
  5. fire engine
  6. fire engine red
  7. fire engine reds
  8. fire engines
  9. fire escape
  10. fire escapes
  11. fire exit

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