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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Three years ago, two Sudanese men stumbled into a police station in the desert town of Tazirbu. Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025 At the police station, Tip Hunter interrogated Williams and Thomas Davis for hours about NAACP activity before releasing Thomas Davis, who left town. Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025 My mom had to come to the police station. Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025 Once all the chargers have been installed at libraries and rec centers, Everged is scheduled to move on to police stations, fire stations and city office buildings. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 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 11 Nov. 2025.

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