"engine house" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: engine houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} engine house (plural engine houses)
  1. A building housing one or more engines.
    (firefighting) A building for housing a fire engine, a firehouse or fire station.
    Categories (topical): Firefighting
    Sense id: en-engine_house-en-noun-vXYQRT37 Topics: firefighting, government
  2. A building housing one or more engines.
    (rail transport) A building for housing one or more locomotives, an engine shed.
    Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-engine_house-en-noun-4Z-T68cK Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  3. A building housing one or more engines.
    A building housing a stationary engine.
    Sense id: en-engine_house-en-noun-nKiDxVKJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 40 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 39 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 39 58

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Alternative forms

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