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firehouse

noun

fire·​house ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce firehouse (audio)

Examples of firehouse in a Sentence

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On Friday, Green teamed up with Jimmy's Famous Seafood to donate food to various firehouses throughout the city. Rick Ritter, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025 He's spent years volunteering in the community and helped restore a historic firehouse near downtown's charming Main Street. Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Nov. 2025 Chris O'Donnell leads the cast as Don Hart, a captain at Nashville's 113 firehouse with a blue-collar background and a wife born into the city's aristocratic class. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025 Before The Silver Dollar opened as a bourbon bar in 2011, the building stood as the oldest operating firehouse in the country. Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for firehouse

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of firehouse was in 1869

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“Firehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firehouse. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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firehouse

noun
fire·​house -ˌhau̇s How to pronounce firehouse (audio)
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