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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Then, almost two years into the investigation, Langston stopped by the police station and was chatting with a different administrator, who asked Langston whether the initial search had also been conducted in an older database that not everybody on staff knew about. Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 The gun battle between his security guards and the cartel took place just a few blocks from a police station. Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026 His lawyer, John Carman, said the East Broadway office was no secret police station. John Annese, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026 There's a hospital, a police station, an elementary school, and a middle school nearby. Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 May 2026 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 20 May. 2026.

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