Scotland Yard

noun

1. a short street in central London, England: formerly the site of the London police headquarters, which were removed 1890 to a Thames embankment ( New Scotland Yard ).
2. the metropolitan police of London, especially the branch engaged in crime detection.

Scotland Yard

noun

1. the headquarters of the police force of metropolitan London, controlled directly by the British Home Office and hence having certain national responsibilities Official nameNew Scotland Yard

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scotland Yard¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Hill cut a striking figure at Scotland Yard, where he wore tortoiseshell glasses and peppered his conversations with references to medieval history and Oscar Wilde.

From Washington Post

He was later promoted to detective chief inspector and, after leading the Art Squad for several years, retired from Scotland Yard in the mid-1990s.

From Washington Post

In October 2013, the Portuguese police reopened the case in Portugal, paving the way for further investigations by Scotland Yard.

From The Daily Beast

This is old potatoes indeed, but Scotland Yard is taking it seriously enough to announce an investigation.

From The Daily Beast

In its statement, Scotland Yard said that “a number of the addresses connected to the arrests are being searched.”

From The Daily Beast

It also suggests that Brooks was getting details of a phone-hacking investigation leaked to her by someone in Scotland Yard.

From The Daily Beast

As we subsequently learned, the pages were "missing" due to the negligence of Scotland Yard, and Raissi was completely exonerated.

From The Daily Beast

Half a dozen men in civilian clothes eyed her as she passed through the gates; Scotland Yard, but she did not know.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a telephone at the back of the editor's desk, and Lechmere promptly called up Scotland Yard in search of information.

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Truth to tell, they were officials of various grades from Scotland Yard, surely the most welcome among the wedding guests.

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If he had only been attached to Scotland Yard, what a case this would have been for him!

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He knew that the whole complex machinery of Scotland Yard was working, and working at top speed, to implicate him in the tragedy.

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