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police station

po·lice sta·tion
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puh-lees stey-shuh n]
    • /pəˈlis ˈsteɪ ʃən/
    • /pəˈliːs ˈsteɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-lees stey-shuh n]
    • /pəˈlis ˈsteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of police station words

  • noun police station police headquarters for a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought. 1
  • noun police station building where police are stationed 1
  • countable noun police station A police station is the local office of a police force in a particular area. 0
  • noun police station the office or headquarters of the police force of a district 0
  • noun police station the headquarters of a local or district police force 0
See all 5 definitions of police station

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Origin of police station

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Police station

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Police station

police station popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

police station usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for police station

noun police station

  • fire station — a building in which firefighting apparatus and usually fire department personnel are housed; firehouse.
Just one Synonym for police station

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