fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

Examples of fire station in a Sentence

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How Bass handled Trump’s visit Newsom was not invited to a freewheeling wildfire briefing at a fire station that the president held with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and a host of Democrats and Republicans in Congress. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025 These spaces include hospitals, EMS stations, free-standing emergency centers and fire stations. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025 Harris’s trip will include a visit to a fire station and passing out food to community members impacted by the fires. Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Jan. 2025 Participants are typically young adults who’ve recently graduated high school or are in college and are pursuing a volunteer program to gain experience with a local fire station. Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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