station house

noun

: a house at a post or station
especially : police station

Examples of station house in a Sentence

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The last time a new station house was built was in 2013, for the 121st precinct in Staten Island. Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024 On Wednesday, jurors requested to review video evidence, including footage captured by bystanders, responding officers' body cameras and police recordings of Penny's station house interview with detectives. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Advertisement Jurors watched videos recorded by bystanders and by police body cameras and saw how Penny explained his actions to officers on the scene and later in a station house interview room. Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024 In one instance, a precinct sergeant objected to Pearson filling his gas tank at a station house pump. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for station house 

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of station house was in 1805

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“Station house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/station%20house. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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