firehouse
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- noun
- /ˈfaɪərˌhaʊs/
- US
:
estación de bomberos
- The community gathered outside the firehouse to celebrate the firefighters' bravery.
in the garage or in the Firehouse. Don't hesitate.
- in the garage or in the Firehouse. Don't hesitate.
Examples
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We'll drop it off at the firehouse on our way up to the mall.
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Before he retired, he had all the guys down at the firehouse liking this stuff.
Blog text (13) -
"Go to your firehouse if necessary."
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You could have called anyone to come pick you up, anybody from the firehouse, but you called me.
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We're so high up I bet we can see the firehouse doors open.
Fiction book (1990) -
And there was no firehouse in the Black community then.
Fiction book (1999) -
Let's go to the firehouse!
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Harmony, go over to the firehouse.
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" We heard you'd been by the firehouse," Steve said.
Fiction book (1999) -
They currently live in a refurbished firehouse... south of Market Street.
Synonyms
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A building where firefighters and fire engines stay and go to fires
A building where firefighters live and work
A building where firefighters keep equipment, work, and hold community events
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Etymology
Firehouse is simply fire + house, so imagine a 'house for firefighters' where they live and keep their engines and gear. That's why a firehouse means the building where firefighters work and store their equipment.