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firehouse

American  
[fahyuhr-hous] / ˈfaɪərˌhaʊs /

noun

PLURAL

firehouses
  1. fire station.


Etymology

Origin of firehouse

First recorded in 1895–1900; fire + house

Example Sentences

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Bass also visited firehouses, hearing from firefighters on what they were looking for in a chief.

From Los Angeles Times

Fox 11, which first published the Fire Department memo, reported that several firehouses lowered their flags to half-staff anyway.

From Los Angeles Times

Outside of firehouse duties, Regan champions female representation in the fire service.

From Los Angeles Times

When Michele Kaemmerer showed up at firehouses in the 1990s, she sometimes encountered firefighters who didn’t want to work with her and would ask to go home sick.

From Los Angeles Times

He joked about feeling “safe” because there is a tiny county firehouse half a block away, “but the fire was even closer!”

From Los Angeles Times