firehouse

noun

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

Examples of firehouse in a Sentence

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Inside the firehouse, flowers now fill the space where both men spent decades serving their community. Jim McHugh, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 Members of another fire company in the same firehouse on Briggs Ave. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026 The younger Altman was ousted in February 1998 for failing to tell his superiors about the existence of a controversial videotape that showed firefighters drinking beer and using racial slurs at a firehouse retirement party, the Tribune previously reported. Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 On Sunday, March 1, a planned firefighter dinner at the Leucadia station offered a unique behind-the-scenes look at life inside a working firehouse and a powerful reminder of the realities firefighters face every day. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 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 8 Apr. 2026.

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firehouse

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