firehouse

Meaning

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

Synonyms

fire station

Translations

محطّة الإطفاء

estació de bombers

parc de bombers

πυροσβεστικός σταθμός

caserne de pompiers

caserma dei pompieri

posto de bombeiros

parque de bomberos

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: firhous

Inherited from Old English: fȳrhūs

Cognate with Icelandic: eldhús

In summary

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”).