station house

noun

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

Examples of station house in a Sentence

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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 The officer who was attacked at the station house was taken to a hospital, treated for what Rivera described as superficial injuries, and released. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025 Continue your historic building tour by paying a visit to Pea Island Art Gallery, located inside an 1874 station house. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025 The entire roof of the two station houses is covered by solar panels. Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 June 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 13 Nov. 2025.

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