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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The parents were taken to a police station to get their son. Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Tours of the police station will be given, and the Fire Department will give a fire sprinkler demonstration. Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025 His bullet-riddled gray car was later found at a nearby police station. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025 Germain recalled dragging their luggage through the streets of Rome, even to a police station, only to end up at a storage unit in an alleyway. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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