fire stationnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfaɪə ˌsteɪ.ʃən/us/ˈfaɪr ˌsteɪ.ʃən/US also firehouse, us/ˈfaɪr.haʊs/ukB1 a building where fire engines are kept and where firefighters work and stay in the hours they are working
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Fire service
- extinguish
- fire alarm
- fire blanket
- fire brigade
- fire department
- fire drill
- fire engine
- fire hydrant
- fire marshal
- fire plug
- fire truck
- firefighting
- firehouse
- fireman
- fireproof
- firetrail
- firetrap
- flame-retardant
- quench
- tender
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Examples from literature
- At the side there is a great yard, the court-yard of a fire station, with a gymnasium, whose masts and swings, vaguely seen from below, look like gibbets.
- One house so provided was next door to the fire station.
- Several exciting escapes were witnessed in the Market Square, and shells fell thickly in the vicinity of the fire station.
- There is a perfect water system, fire-brigade with fire stations where the firemen sleep, police, and a dog-catcher.
- Those who were not needed at that particular place were at the other fire stations, in readiness for any emergency.