What does "firehouse" mean?

A house containing a fire to heat it; a dwelling-house, as opposed to a barn, a stable, or other outhouse.

What is a synonym for "firehouse"?

Common synonyms include: city hall, courthouse, fire station, fire station, town hall.

Firehouse

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Definitions

Noun

1
A house containing a fire to heat it; a dwelling-house, as opposed to a barn, a stable, or other outhouse. dialectal
2
A fire station US
3
a station housing fire apparatus and firemen wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

city hall courthouse fire station fire station town hall

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

From fire + house.

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