firehouse

== 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) (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) (US, firefighting) A fire station ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === housefire