fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

Examples of fire station in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Manatee County Sheriff’s Department says the 6-year-old girl was unconscious and not breathing when she was brought to a local fire station on May 20 by Markise Outing, 24, her mother’s boyfriend. Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024 Multiple 911 calls were made at the scene, feet from the Sacramento Region Transit Arden/Del Paso light rail station and a fire station, according to radio dispatches reviewed by The Sacramento Bee. Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024 By 2050, even more will be threatened, including a New Haven fire station and public housing in Stratford. Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024 Under Rohlfs, the ranks went from 40 employees to 200 and three fire stations to eight, all while the city’s population tripled to nearly 150,000. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 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 15 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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