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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”).

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.

From fire +‎ house.

firehouse (plural firehouses)

(US, firefighting) A fire station

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