fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

Examples of fire station in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Use the Public Works Sandbags Dashboard to find the nearest fire station or beach location providing sandbags. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

City leaders announced Beal’s firing Thursday and said it was connected to how the city responded when someone left a Black doll hanging from a rope by its neck in a fire station stairwell in March. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2026

Authorities in Washington, DC, shut down traffic in a residential neighborhood after an adult toy was discovered outside a fire station. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Luckily, this driver kept their head, driving straight to the Tremont fire station where the high-voltage battery immediately burst into flames, Bangor Daily News reported. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fire station

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

fire station

noun

: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters