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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Scarsella and three other men, all wearing face masks, went into an encampment outside a north Minneapolis police station to livestream the Black Lives Matter protests. Wcco Staff, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026 One video posted online and geolocated by NBC News which circulated Thursday shows two cars on fire in front of a police station in Azna with a nearby crowd cheering as multiple gunshots ring out. Colin Sheeley, NBC news, 2 Jan. 2026 Florida law prohibits guns in places like police stations, schools, bars, courthouses and polling places. Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025 The suspects went to the police station later that day to retrieve the car and were arrested on warrants related to the puppy theft, Lowther said. Jason Green, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 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 Jan. 2026.

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