police station

noun

: the headquarters of the police for a locality

Examples of police station in a Sentence

They brought him down to the police station for questioning.
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But both sides are increasingly jumpy in the capital Mogadishu—two were killed in late September after rival security units clashed following a visit by opposition politicians to a local police station. Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025 His office looked like a police station monitoring city crime. Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025 Des Cars promised to create no-parking perimeters in areas around the museum, upgrade the security camera system, and ask the interior ministry to establish a police station inside the museum. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025 These include staffed fire stations, police stations, or hospitals, according to the New York Office of Children and Family Services. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for police station

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of police station was in 1820

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“Police station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20station. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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