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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Austin escapes the clinic through the ceiling and calls Eunice from a cab to the police station. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Police said the man who was taken into custody has been taken to the Ohio Township police station. Mike Darnay, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 The people arrested are currently in custody at the central police station in the nearby town of Cap-Haïtien, the country’s second-largest city. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026 The increases are a notable shift from this winter, when there was discussion of possibly taking some fire engines offline and potentially closing police stations. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026 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 25 Apr. 2026.

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