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Bow Street

American  
[boh] / boʊ /

noun

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


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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

It was just a precaution in case any overeager railway enthusiasts had been tempted to break the restrictions for that shot of the first diesel multiple-unit train parked up at Bow Street.

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

Returning by Russell Street, we soon reach Bow Street, and on the left may observe an open space contiguous to the Foreign Fruit Market. 

From Rambles in Dickens' Land by Allbut, Robert