firehouse

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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”).

Noun[edit]

firehouse (plural firehouses)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

From fire +‎ house.

Noun[edit]

firehouse (plural firehouses)

  1. (US, firefighting) A fire station
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
fire station — see fire station

Anagrams[edit]

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