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firehouse

/fˈaɪɚhˌaʊs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
fire-house
IPA
/fˈaɪɚhˌaʊs/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A fire station

American usage

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: firhous, fȳrhūs

Usage

Inflected Forms

firehouses (plural)

Phrases

firehouse caucus firehouse primary

Synonyms

fire station

Questions

How do you pronounce firehouse?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈaɪɚhˌaʊs/.
What does firehouse mean?
A house containing a fire to heat it; a dwelling-house, as opposed to a barn, a stable, or other outhouse.
Where does firehouse come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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