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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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Nine people were killed and dozens were injured late Friday when confiscated explosives detonated at an Indian police station in the troubled region of Kashmir while under analysis. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025 The Southern Illinois transfer was transported to the Provo police station and later released for medical treatment for minor injuries, and his vehicle was impounded, police said. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025 More recently, the mill has provided outdoor benches and tables for two new elementary schools and a police station on the Gila River Indian Community. Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025 The 32-year-old PhD student was near a police station close to the courts, when tens of residents immediately hit the ground following the blast. Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 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 28 Nov. 2025.

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