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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Investigators later obtained a warrant and discovered a pistol and silencer during a more thorough search at a police station, Altoona Police Officer Christy Wasser testified on Monday. Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 The officer allegedly drove themselves to the police station to report the incident but at the same time a Shot Spotter on Cambridge Street notified police of the scene. Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025 The event allows neighbors to come together for a block party with their local police station to celebrate neighborhood pride. Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025 At the time of his most recent arrest, Popps was on pretrial release for allegedly trespassing at a local residential building in October and attempting to escape from the police station after being taken into custody, CWB Chicago reported. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 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 14 Dec. 2025.

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