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

The Daily Mail says the head of Scotland Yard is "stunned by release of serial criminals".

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Decisions will be made on whether any charges will be brought before next year's 10th anniversary, Scotland Yard said.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

In an update at New Scotland Yard, the force said it would submit evidence files to the Crown Prosecution Service by the end of September this year.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

Officers told an internal Scotland Yard investigation that they routinely used their own phones, and sent images via WhatsApp, because police-issued devices were not good enough to take quality photographs.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

They were the forgeries that he’d borrowed from Scotland Yard five years earlier in his attempt to lure Le Fantôme.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti