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

Kiribati has recently strengthened cooperation with France, with French military personnel due to arrive next month on Christmas Island to rebuild local police stations. — CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

The city this fall will ask voters to approve a $55 million new police station in the stately former Groton Chelsea Bank building, a Beaux-Arts Classical landmark. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

In the text, an officer describes meeting with Gutierrez at the McAllen police station. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 2026

The Palestinian Red Crescent said that Wednesday’s strike on a police station in Gaza City killed at least nine people and wounded 15 others. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 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