police station

noun

: the headquarters of the police for a locality

Examples of police station in a Sentence

They brought him down to the police station for questioning.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
In December 2023, a similar suicide bombing at a police station gate in Dera Ismail Khan killed 23 troops, underscoring the rising threat in the region. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 Detectives brought Tarr's 17-year-old daughter Shelby to a different room at the police station. Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024 Posters of missing persons cover the walls of police stations in Juarez. Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024 The same court last month sentenced the former chief of Yongsan police station, Lee Im-jae, to three years in prison and convicted two of his colleagues of professional negligence resulting in death, citing their failure to properly prepare for the crowd and respond to the crush. Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for police station 

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of police station was in 1820

Dictionary Entries Near police station

Cite this Entry

“Police station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20station. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on police station

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!