Station House (Noun)
Meaning
A station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Police officers were dispatched from the station house to respond to the emergency call.
- The station house was a large building with separate rooms for interrogation, evidence storage, and cells for prisoners.
- The arrested person was taken to the station house for booking and processing.
- Emergency calls from the public were answered at the station house and relayed to officers on patrol.
- The police chief held a press conference at the station house to provide updates on the ongoing investigation.