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Scot·land Yard | \ ˌskät-lən(d)-ˈyärd 
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: the detective department of the London metropolitan police
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Scotland Yard
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of Scotland Yard
: the detective department of the London police
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The first known use of Scotland Yard was in 1864
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