fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

Examples of fire station in a Sentence

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Monica Kelsey, her voice steady with empathy, directed her words Thursday to a mother who anonymously surrendered her newborn in an Ennis fire station baby box last month. Doug Myers, CBS News, 12 June 2026 Consistent with Mayor Austin Bonta’s vision for the city to grow to the south and southeast, one of the developers agreed to carve out a location for a potential new fire station in that area. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 After a fruitless search, Walls took the little girl to a nearby fire station and called the police. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 If approved, the development would also allocate space for parks, a preschool and a fire station. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 June 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 16 Jun. 2026.

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fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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