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- [fahyuh r-hous]
- /ˈfaɪərˌhaʊs/
- /ˈfaɪərˌ.hɑːws/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fahyuh r-hous]
- /ˈfaɪərˌhaʊs/
Definitions of firehouse word
- noun plural firehouse fire station. 1
- noun firehouse (dialectal) A house containing a fire; a dwelling-house, as opposed to a barn, a stable, or other outhouse. 1
- noun firehouse firefighters' station 1
- countable noun firehouse A firehouse is a building where fire trucks are kept, and where firefighters wait until they are called to put out a fire. 0
- noun firehouse fire station 0
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Origin of firehouse
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; fire + house
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Firehouse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
firehouse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
firehouse usage trend in Literature
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