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police headquarters for a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought. Also called station house.[1840-50]
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Police station — Police Po*lice , n. [F., fr. L. politia the condition of a state, government, administration, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be a citizen, to govern or administer a state, fr. ? citizen, fr. ? city; akin to Skr. pur, puri. Cf. {Policy} polity, {Polity}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
police station — police stations N COUNT: oft in names A police station is the local office of a police force in a particular area. Two police officers arrested him and took him to Kensington police station … English dictionary
police station — ► NOUN ▪ the office of a local police force … English terms dictionary
police station — n. the headquarters of a local or district police force … English World dictionary
Police station — A police station (also called stationhouse) is a building which serves as the headquarters of a police force or unit which serves a specific district. These buildings contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles such as locker… … Wikipedia
police station */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms police station : singular police station plural police stations the building where the local police force works … English dictionary
police station — police′ sta tion n. the police headquarters for a particular district Also called station house • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
police station — police headquarters … English contemporary dictionary
Police Station No. 2 (Cincinnati, Ohio) — Infobox nrhp name = Police Station No. 2 caption = location = Cincinnati, Ohio architect = architecture = Classical Revivalcite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007 06 30|work=National Register of… … Wikipedia
Police Station No. 3 (Cincinnati, Ohio) — Infobox nrhp name = Police Station No. 3 caption = location = Cincinnati, Ohio architect = William Miller Son cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007 06 30|work=National Register of Historic… … Wikipedia
