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
Assistant Chief Constable Andy Ryan said a mobile police station had been set up in Stanley Park to gather information.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
He told the crook, still on the line, he was driving to the police station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
A fake Singapore police station was used as a backdrop for scammers making videocalls posing as officers.
From Barron's
And then I'm at the police station and my moms is rushing in and I’m standing up and shouting her name, Mom!
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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