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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The broken statue enjoyed a brief stay at Newbury’s police station before investigators handed it back to the Newbury Business Improvement District for repairs. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025 Walters and Marsay star as Detective Inspector Luke Bascome and Detective Sergeant Misha Frank, who in Episode 1 apprehend Jamie and his family’s home and interrogate the teen in the presence of his father, Eddie (Stephen Graham) at the police station. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Mayor rests on bench at police station after DUI arrest She was later escorted out of the police station to an ambulance. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025 He's injured and being held at a police station in a settlement. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for police station

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 4 Apr. 2025.

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