firehouse

noun

fire·​house ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce firehouse (audio)

Examples of firehouse in a Sentence

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Without federal funding, towns like Canton have to figure out how to secure money for projects such as finding a new location for its flooded firehouse. Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2025 So every firehouse is feeling the strain right now. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025 The first responders included in this dinner are all personnel of the sheriff, RSF Patrol, dispatch, ambulance and all six firehouses of the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District. Rancho Santa Fe Rotary, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025 In February, a fire broke out near the Main Street firehouse near the Disneyland Fire Department building on Main Street U.S.A. in California. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for firehouse

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of firehouse was in 1869

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“Firehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firehouse. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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firehouse

noun
fire·​house -ˌhau̇s How to pronounce firehouse (audio)
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