firehouse

See also: fire house

English

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”).

Noun

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

From fire +‎ house.

Noun

firehouse (plural firehouses)

1. (US, firefighting) A fire station

Derived terms

• firehouse caucus
• firehouse primary

 

Translations

fire station — see fire station

Anagrams

• housefire