police station

American  

noun

• police stations
  plural

1. police headquarters for a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought.

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police station British  

noun

1. the office or headquarters of the police force of a district

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• police stations
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of police station

First recorded in 1840–50

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

police station

The money would pay for a new police station, lower trash fees and more.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Bass said that when she toured police station houses after being elected, the number one complaint she heard was about the perception that lower-ranking officers are punished more severely than command staff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

He was held in a police station for five hours, but no further action was taken at the time because of a lack of evidence.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The arrest was carried out on his 66th birthday and led to him being taken to Aylsham police station.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The police station is full of people moving around, talking, phones ringing, doors opening and closing.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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Related Words

• police headquarters
• station house

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