noun
firehouse
noun
1
A building where fire engines and firefighters are based; a fire station.
"The alarm went off and the crew slid down the pole at the firehouse."
"The old firehouse downtown is now a restaurant."
How to Use Firehouse
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe building where a fire department is stationed.
Common pairings
local firehouse
firehouse crew
Word Forms
firehouses plural, firehouses plural
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Etymology
From Old English fȳrhūs, a house built around a fireplace or furnace; the modern sense narrowed to mean a fire station.