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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Police stationed trucks with water cannons near the police station where the mayor is held. — CNN, 20 Mar. 2025 That means John shows up at the police station impersonating his brother, awkwardly at first, and invariably being sucked into cases and old-fashioned crime solving. — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025 City officials said those problems started with a building that was designed by someone with no experience in police stations. — Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025 At the police station, Tip Hunter interrogated Mr. Williams and Thomas Davis for hours about NAACP activity before releasing Thomas Davis, who left town. — Essence, 10 Mar. 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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