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station house

American  

noun

  1. a police station or fire station.

station house British  

noun

  1. a house that is situated by or serves as a station, esp as a police or fire station

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Etymology

Origin of station house

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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Firefighters, police officers, and paramedics were called to the blaze at the former station house in Beswick Close, in Rushton, near Kettering, Northamptonshire, at about 22:30 GMT on Friday.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

In the late 19th century, they began to use call boxes, booths where they could send telegraphs or dial a station house.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

Tacoma FD While the team is responding to a call, a fire breaks out at their station house.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

Elite Cleaners, Mr. Patel’s shop, is on a side street, not far from the shell of the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct station house, which burned last year in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2021

Bratton retrofitted a city bus and turned it into a rolling station house, with its own fax machines, phones, holding pen, and fingerprinting facilities.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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