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 suspect denied his involvement in the attack as he was led from the 19th Precinct station house in handcuffs and placed in a waiting unmarked police vehicle. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026 The officers, meanwhile, returned to their station house without reporting the incident. ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026 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 22 Mar. 2026.

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