fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

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Nolensville city officials are planning to unveil the town's first fire station, 7231 Haley Industrial Drive, with an open house for the community from 9 a.m. to noon on Oct. 5. Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 Apartment is near a police station, a fire station, and two hospitals with easily audible ambulances. Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 His home sits among a small cluster of buildings: There’s the defunct Copco Lake Store (which Fontaine owns and hopes to remodel), the fire station, the Community Center, and its outdoor swimming pool. Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024 The new Flint Rock fire station would cover an area of high demand, according to a Lake Travis Fire Rescue map. Pili Saravia, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Nov. 2024 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 8 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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