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noun
A house containing a fire to heat it; a dwelling-house, as opposed to a barn, a stable, or other outhouse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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noun
A fire station
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: firefighting, government
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noun
a station housing fire apparatus and firemen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fire station
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: station
History
From Middle English firhous, fyrehous, from Old English fȳrhūs (“a fire-house, a room with a fire; furnace”), equivalent to fire + house. Compare Icelandic eldhús (“kitchen”).
From fire + house.
