fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

Examples of fire station in a Sentence

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The artists José Parlá and Claudia Hilda, his wife, live in a former fire station in Fort Greene surrounded by memories of Cuba, which Parlá’s family fled in 1970 and where Hilda lived until recently. Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 24 Jan. 2026 Portage fire stations are also available as temporary warming shelters. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026 The development would also include a day care center, a nature preserve, a community park and playground, and land reserved for a future fire station. Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026 Penryn firefighters could see it from their fire station two miles away. CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026 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 28 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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