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Definition of Fire station

1. Noun. A station housing fire apparatus and firemen.

Definition of Fire station

1. Noun. The building where firefighters and fire trucks / fire engines are housed when not answering an alarm. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fire Station

Literary usage of Fire station

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"As a fire station of considerable interest, should be mentioned the one at the Doge's palace; the large vaults occupying a portion of the ground floor ..."

2. Airport Revenue Diversion: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science edited by John McCain (1999)
"fire station 95 provides essential support for crash 80, which does not have the capability to hook into the water delivery system. ..."

3. Life in a Large Manufacturing Plant by Charles Meigs Ripley (1919)
"CENTRAL fire station EQUIPMENT AND WATER SYSTEM The fire headquarters building is shown in one of the illustrations. Hose companies 3 and 7 (the latter the ..."

4. History of Concord, New Hampshire: From the Original Grant in Seventeen by James Otis Lyford, Amos Hadley, Will B. Howe (1896)
"Central fire station. During the period now under review, the highways, streets, and bridges felt the touch of improvement. ..."

5. Protecting Residences from Wildfires: A Guide for Homeowners, Lawmakers, and by Howard E. Moore (1993)
"fire station Sites Existing fire stations in wildland areas usually are not ... No fire station capable of providing structural fire protection exists ..."

6. Proceedings by Institution of Municipal Engineers, London, Incorporated Association of Municipal and County Engineers, Association of Municipal and Sanitary Engineers and Surveyors (1901)
"The fire station comprises an engine house 29 feet 6 inches by 18 feet, ... Another design for a fire station, only of a more pretentious character, ..."

7. South African Journal of Science by South African association for the advancement of science (1904)
"Those assembling at the fire station should consist of Chief of Brigade, Assistant Chief, two lieutenants, and the remainder of the firemen. ..."

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