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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of Scotland Yard1

First recorded in 1860–65

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