police station

noun

1. police headquarters for a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought.

police station

noun

1. the office or headquarters of the police force of a district

Word History and Origins

Origin of police station¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The gravity of the situation hit him as he locked up his van outside Digbeth police station.

From BBC

She still had refused to accept she was a victim of an elaborate hoax, and had rushed to the police station, hoping that “the police station and officers were real”.

From BBC

The following day I went to my local police station to give a statement and was asked to upload the taped recording onto the Metropolitan Police’s system.

From BBC

The 34-year-old was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and has been taken to a police station.

From BBC

Shaken, Darby sought help, first at a police station and then at a Department of Mental Health office, and ended up in a hospital psychiatric ward.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• police headquarters
• station house