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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There is no school, post office or police station in the town. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026 For the next two weeks, Rebin visited morgues, cemeteries, police stations, prisons, and forensic offices in Tehran and its neighboring districts. Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026 Even as the talks restarted, the police reported that a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a police station in the Bannu district of northwestern Pakistan late Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding several others. ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026 Earlier in the day, police say the suspect pointed a gun at another person in the 8200 block of Sanford Drive in Westland and then drove to the Livonia police station. Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 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 6 Apr. 2026.

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