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 1993, Lorena attempted to obtain a protective order against John, but left the police station before it was processed, per ABC News. Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 23 June 2025 Behind the Hebron police station, a story trail is already in place, Butz said. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025 Two reporters and an independent news blogger were arrested and held at a police station for hours. David Folkenflik, NPR, 16 June 2025 Even when his cousin and his new ally, Summer (AnnaSophia Robb), are threatened, Pierre never lets go of the grounding restraint of that man who sat outside the police station simply asking to be heard. Hunter Ingram, Variety, 12 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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