Scotland Yard

American  

noun

1. a short street in central London, England: formerly the site of the London police headquarters, which were removed 1890 to a Thames embankment (New Scotland Yard ).

2. the metropolitan police of London, especially the branch engaged in crime detection.

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Scotland Yard British  

noun

1. Official name: New Scotland Yard.  the headquarters of the police force of metropolitan London, controlled directly by the British Home Office and hence having certain national responsibilities

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Etymology

Origin of Scotland Yard

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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Scotland Yard

In an update at New Scotland Yard, he said he could not comment when asked if the killer could have been targeting other Reform figures.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Scotland Yard said the risks meant it had to impose the "highest degree of control".

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

A police investigation is still ongoing more than three years after the British Museum finally reported the thefts to Scotland Yard, following pressure from Gradel.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

Last year, Scotland Yard said the officers' actions in the Child Q case were "regrettable" and it "should never have happened".

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

A search by Scotland Yard had found no trace of any of them.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson