station house
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of station house
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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After his death, scores of mourners gathered outside the West L.A. station house where Deng worked to celebrate his time on the job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
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
He proclaimed his innocence as detectives led him in handcuffs out of the Fifth Precinct station house on Elizabeth Street in Chinatown on Monday afternoon.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
Three weeks later another package arrived at the station house.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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