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Station house   /stˈeɪʃən haʊs/   Listen
Station house

noun
1.
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.  Synonyms: police headquarters, police station.






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"Station house" Quotes from Famous Books



... didn't like to put you back on the step again. While he was wondering what to do, some more men came along, and they all decided that they'd take you to the police station. You wouldn't stop crying. Poor mite, you must have been cold. But then, when they got you warm at the station house, you still cried, so they thought you were hungry, and they got you some milk. My! you were hungry! When you'd had enough they undressed you and held you before the fire. You were a beautiful pink boy, and all dressed in lovely clothes. The lieutenant wrote down a description of the ...
— Nobody's Boy - Sans Famille • Hector Malot

... midnight when Herbert Randolph and Bob Hunter reached their room. The old fence had meanwhile been taken to the station house by an officer. Both boys were sleepy and well nigh exhausted, so ...
— The Boy Broker - Among the Kings of Wall Street • Frank A. Munsey

... and Arthur Warren now came up, and Jack quickly told them what he expected and asked them to follow Blaisdell and assist him if necessary, both the boys slipping away without being noticed by the party of men collected at the little station house and now talking among themselves and paying ...
— The Hilltop Boys on the River • Cyril Burleigh



Words linked to "Station house" :   police station, squad room, police headquarters, station



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