station house

noun

: a house at a post or station
especially : police station

Examples of station house in a Sentence

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In one instance, a precinct sergeant objected to Pearson filling his gas tank at a station house pump. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2024 Jacobson was detained overnight at the Midtown South Precinct station house. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2024 Following his arrest, Mr. Louima was sodomized with a broken broomstick by another white police officer in the 70th Precinct station house. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023 Today, the former train station houses the Mount Airy Museum, run by the historical society. Jennifer Donatelli, Washington Post, 12 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for station house 

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of station house was in 1805

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“Station house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/station%20house. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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