police station

noun

: the headquarters of the police for a locality

Examples of police station in a Sentence

They brought him down to the police station for questioning.
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In 2019, in the police station located in the capital’s upmarket Chelsea neighborhood, Goss lived with around 50 other guardians, most of whom had recently left college and were searching for cheap housing and new friendships. Anna Cooban, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025 The narrative stalls during portions of the police station interrogation. Courtney Howard, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025 Among the projects the law firm worked on were land acquisition for the Westchester-Liberty Trail and downtown parking lots, the situation concerning a data center proposal and the new police station. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025 Last week, he was ordered to pay 100,000 euros ($102,000) in bail and was barred from leaving France, with the obligation to regularly check in at a local police station. Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for police station 

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of police station was in 1820

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“Police station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20station. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.

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