fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

Examples of fire station in a Sentence

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According to the city of Green, the Memorial Day parade was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., after an annual pancake breakfast fundraiser at an area fire station. Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2025 The county’s budget funds construction, maintenance and operations of critical roads and infrastructure, parks, sheriff and fire stations. Jim Desmond, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025 For example, the two fire stations in the Oakland hills that were recently closed for budgetary reasons will likely reopen over the summer fire season, while others facing lower call volumes will temporarily shut down, city officials said. Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 5 May 2025 Stops along the way will include West Aurora High School, Pregnancy Information Center, Paramount Arts Centre, Fox Valley United Way, Water Street Mall, Main Baptist Church, Beaupre and Steck elementary schools and the McCoy Drive fire station. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025 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 1 Jun. 2025.

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fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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