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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Officially unveiled on December 20, 2024, Waiting Pavilions was commissioned by Tai Kwun for its Prison Yard (the nonprofit gallery occupies part of a complex that includes a former police station and prison). — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

Things like their distance from police stations or a lack of lighting make poor townships vulnerable to violent crime, according to experts. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

He's been getting into confrontations at city halls and at police stations. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

In December, a woman called the Hillsborough police station at 2 in the morning from a Lyft, reporting that she had been trapped at the AGI House by a male resident who tried to force her to have sex. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for police station

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration