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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Instead, San Diego police took him to the nearby police station and told him to write a formal apology to Ferraro, the suit says. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025 Shortly after Dillard and Fredrick were convicted, a woman called the Elkhart police station. Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 During this heat wave, only 22 cooling centers were open overnight, all of which were police stations, according to OEMC’s cooling center map. Lily Carey, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025 The building at 323 Marine was built in 1930 and first served as a fire and police station for Newport Beach. Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for police station

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Aug. 2025.

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