police station
Americannoun
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police stations
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of police station
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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There were children present and officers took them to a nearby police station where their parents could pick them up, he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Talking to people on the high street, they feel it was a mistake to shut Kings Heath police station.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
In 1991 she reached a women's refuge with her two children and reported Allchorne at Sutton police station.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
He told the crook, still on the line, he was driving to the police station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The police station was a brick and glass building with an American flag cemented in the ground out front.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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