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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People still are prohibited from carrying guns — openly or concealed — in certain areas, including schools and university campuses; professional athletic events not related to firearms; hospitals; police stations; courts and polling places. Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025 The original plan included a police station and fire station. Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025 Question 3 asks voters to approve $46 million to acquire emergency vehicles for the city’s police department, renovate and improve the city’s main police station and acquire technology and radio communication equipment. Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025 Knox and Sollecito’s affection toward each other at the crime scene and later at the police station struck the investigators and the friends of Kercher as bizarre. Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 3 Oct. 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 13 Oct. 2025.

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