caserne
- noun
- /kæˈzɜrn/
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bomberos
- The firefighters at the caserne quickly responded to the emergency call last night.
Examples
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For now, he recalls a late morning of a winter day fifty-three years ago, in 1936, when three fire trucks erupted out of the Caserne, horns blaring, to put out a fire on the second floor of a residential building at No. 3 Rue Edmond Roger, a two-minute walk from the station.
Fiction book (1990) -
For the past seventy years, the Caserne de Grenelle, Brigade de Sapeurs/Pompiers de Paris, has stood slightly recessed from the Place Violet, a quiet square in a quiet neighborhood of the 15th arrondissement.
Fiction book (1990) -
Every day, the crew gathers at the caserne to prepare for potential fires.
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After their shift ended, the firefighters returned to the caserne to rest and plan for next week.
Synonyms
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1.8
A building where firefighters stay, keep equipment, and leave to fight fires
22
1.3
A building where firefighters and fire engines stay and go to fires
A building where firefighters keep equipment, work, and hold community events
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Etymology
Caserne comes from the same old word casa, meaning 'house'. That's why caserne can also mean a fire station — a 'house' where firefighters live and work.