fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

Examples of fire station in a Sentence

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Is that the best way to run a fire station? Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025 The site will be acquired in one joint plan, but will be divided proportionally (about 70 percent for the fire station and about 30 percent for the parks building) based on final project square footage and coordination with city officials. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025 The free series welcomes the community inside the fire stations. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025 Floodwaters are expected to peak Saturday night and crews were sandbagging the fire station and the Blue Spruce RV park. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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