station house

noun

: a house at a post or station
especially : police station

Examples of station house in a Sentence

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Adams was arrested about six blocks away from the station house on Tuesday night after a 911 caller reported there was a man dressed as a cop and passed out inside NYCHA’s Clinton Houses on Lexington Ave. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026 Mangione, at the station house, requested an attorney and investigators left the room, but the video and audio recording continued, Leonardi said. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025 The station houses a fire engine and three ambulances: one for basic life-support and two for advanced life-support. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 10 Dec. 2025 The interim station houses one engine — which was transferred from Station 5 — along with three firefighter-paramedics. Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for station house

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of station house was in 1805

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“Station house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/station%20house. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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