fire stations
- plural of fire station.
Example Sentences
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Under the old system there were seventeen fire-stations, guarding an area of about ten square miles, out of 110 which comprise the Metropolitan district.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
"Yes, a carrier-pigeon," I murmured in reply; "they sometimes, I believe, send messages to the fire-stations in that way."
From My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke by Prendergast, Maurice Brazil
The swindlers I speak of, go an’ take ’ouses—the further from fire-stations the better.
From Life in the Red Brigade London Fire Brigade by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Messengers were dispatched to the fire-stations, and in a few minutes a couple of engines arrived and set to work to fight the flames.
From Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns by Webb, Archibald
In one or two cities, however, the number of fire-stations is so great that they are very close to one another, and hence “direct” calls are generally recorded.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
