fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

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This upscale New Orleans cocktail bar is housed in a former fire station that dates to 1903. — Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 13 Oct. 2026 For generations, the series showed, white men had dominated the department, while Black and women firefighters had been ostracized and put in danger, shut out of the most desirable fire stations and passed over for promotions. — Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 Several churches sustained damage to their domes, while a hotel in Coclé and fire stations in Los Santos were also affected. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Fire-rescue would need 25 more firefighters, another fire station plus an additional fire tanker, ambulance and firetruck. — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fire station

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fire station was in 1877

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fire station

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: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters
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