fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

Examples of fire station in a Sentence

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But years later, McCarty’s description of that vantage point only served to confuse those in the fire station. Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025 The county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved accepting a six-acre land donation in Borrego Springs where a fire station and health clinic will be built. Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025 Fire and medical districts across the Valley are also asking for millions in funding to help pay for new fire stations, equipment and facility maintenance. Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025 Racine installed its box in December 2024 at the fire station at 3829 Washington Ave. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 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 13 Nov. 2025.

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fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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