fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

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And there are other places, too, like the under-construction Palladium City Skyline apartments and Coffee Folk, a hip coffee shop operating from a trailer outside a historic fire station just off Lancaster. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025 Rather than atop fire station roofs, sirens would be placed along areas prone to flash flooding that have both tone and voice capacity, Brissie said, allowing officials to broadcast a wailing alarm or spoken instructions. Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025 The fire station’s winning chili recipe was courtesy of Firefighter/Paramedic Samantha Lopez, who made the winning dish. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025 Directories for fire stations and health centers are available online. Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire station

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire station was in 1877

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“Fire station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20station. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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