firehouse
Americannoun
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Origin of firehouse
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The developer agreed to spend another $5 million so the city can have a second firehouse and to make other community payments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
After a significant fire call, we often note the improved morale and camaraderie of the firehouse.
From Salon • Oct. 27, 2024
Stockton fire departments were helping cover firehouse shifts while local brigades were dispatched to the Corral fire.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2024
It may be a new generation of Ghostbusters, but the family of the late Egon Spengler finds itself back in New York, in that familiar firehouse headquarters, after “Afterlife’s” jaunt to Oklahoma.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024
Stuart ran for the yardstick and slid down, like a fireman coming down a pole in a firehouse.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
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