station house

noun

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

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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 Busch Gardens’ eleventh coaster will take over the station house of the former Drachen Fire coaster in the Oktoberfest area of the park. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025 Reynolds’ research team investigated the source, looked everywhere, and finally found MRSA in the soft surface of the upholstered couch at the station house. Matt Fuchs, Time, 21 Apr. 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 Aug. 2025.

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