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 drag racer flashed a wide smile to his friends as cops escorted him from the 104th Precinct station house on Thursday. Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 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 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, 17 Apr. 2026 The officers, meanwhile, returned to their station house without reporting the incident. ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026 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 1 May. 2026.

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