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station house

American  

noun

  1. a police station or fire station.


station house British  

noun

  1. a house that is situated by or serves as a station, esp as a police or fire station

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of station house

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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Firefighters, police officers, and paramedics were called to the blaze at the former station house in Beswick Close, in Rushton, near Kettering, Northamptonshire, at about 22:30 GMT on Friday.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

In the late 19th century, they began to use call boxes, booths where they could send telegraphs or dial a station house.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

He proclaimed his innocence as detectives led him in handcuffs out of the Fifth Precinct station house on Elizabeth Street in Chinatown on Monday afternoon.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2022

Tacoma FD While the team is responding to a call, a fire breaks out at their station house.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

I walk out that station house with my fambly hanging on to my hands.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles

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