fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

Examples of fire station in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The fire station item passed in a 4-1 vote, with Councilmember Kellie Hinze opposed, while the vote on the plant ordinance item was 3-2, with Councilmember Allison Blackwell and Mayor Tony Kranz opposed. Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024 McIntyre will portray Lorenzo, a member of a rival fire station. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 May 2024 After more than 500 days in Kentucky's foster care system, a toddler who was originally turned over to a west Louisville fire station in a shoe box as an infant has formally been adopted. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024 Meanwhile, other officers took McKinney to a nearby fire station to be treated. Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for fire station 

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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 30 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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