fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

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Proposition 408 would fund future fire stations, facility renovations and modern firefighting and medical equipment. Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025 Penn, a Leawood resident, spearheaded a neighborhood effort to preserve the City Hall as the city launched the early stages of a master plan for the old building, the old fire station and additional land on 96th Street and Lee Boulevard. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025 Hundreds of frightened residents gathered in a grassy field near the fire station and refused to return home hours after the quake struck Bogo in Cebu province. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 This temporary relocation ensures that the Nashville Fire Department can continue serving the community while creating the necessary space for the construction of a modern headquarters and fire station. Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 29 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 7 Oct. 2025.

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fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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