station house

noun

: a house at a post or station

especially : police station

Examples of station house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Formerly known as Carswell Air Force Base, the naval air station houses a variety of Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Army and Texas Air National Guard units. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026

In February, Yantic Volunteer Fire Department was suspended after 178 years, and earlier this month, Taftville Fire Company claimed that it was evicted from its station house. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026

Pat hung his head and did not comment as he was escorted in handcuffs out of the 104th Precinct station house. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026

He was held at the 79th Precinct station house, where dozens of his supporters showed up to protest the manner of his arrest and demand his release. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for station house

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse