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- [puh-lees stey-shuh n]
- /pəˈlis ˈsteɪ ʃən/
- /pəˈliːs ˈsteɪʃn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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Origin of police station
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Police station
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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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 59% 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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for police station
noun police station
- fire station — a building in which firefighting apparatus and usually fire department personnel are housed; firehouse.
See also
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