fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

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Turney’s honor is huge news in Kneeland, an unincorporated community that consists of an elementary school, a rural fire station and a clutch of homes in the forest. Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Plans for the nearly 4 acre site on 96th Street and Lee Boulevard, which includes the historic City Hall building and former fire station, have been in the works for years. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026 The Forsyth County Fire Department launched a disaster relief drive Tuesday, collecting essential supplies through May 10 at all county fire stations and the Public Safety Complex on Settingdown Road. Rashad Williams, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 Plus, there’s a lot of projects going on at the Aurora Fire Department right now, between new alerting systems, new fire stations, new computers in vehicles and more, according to McCabe. R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 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 5 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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