Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Bow Street

American  
[boh] / boʊ /

noun

  1. a street in London, England: location of a metropolitan police court.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The singer comes up in another tour: an outdoor one organized jointly by the Royal Opera House and the Bow Street Police Museum that runs through Aug. 31.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023

Dylan Wyn Roberts, from Bow Street, Ceredigion, who was also at the match with his son Tomos, said: "It was the worst experience of my life at a football game."

From BBC • May 29, 2022

The name may be synonymous with a space on a Monopoly board and its connection to the birth of professional policing - but Bow Street has got its station back.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2021

When we left Bow Street on Friday, he was still in court, carefully dismantling the crossbow and packing it neatly away for future reference.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2012

Goin' up to Bow Street to gimmy evidence in a collision case—that's all.

From Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show by Anstey, F.