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 town’s shelter, a windowless cinder-block building behind the police station, had twelve bare-bones kennels and few resources. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025 Oddly, Bethea was sent in the car of an Owensboro Inquirer journalist to travel to the police station. Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 But Berto left the police station without Arthur that night. Andy Rose, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025 Despite the change, open carry isn’t allowed in hospitals, bars, prisons, police stations, courts, government proceedings, religious sites or schools. Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 14 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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