station house
nounDefinition of station house
: a house at a post or station
especially
: police station
Examples of station house in a Sentence
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The Central District station house should have been condemned years ago! — Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore Police considering former Baltimore Sun building for the new Central District location," 21 June 2019 Natale-Hjorth had been brought in handcuffs to the station house from his hotel, Gargaro said. — Frances D’emilio, BostonGlobe.com, "Italy: Teen held in officer’s death ‘illegally blindfolded’," 28 July 2019 Both men were led by detectives from the 48th Precinct station house late Tuesday night after being booked and questioned. — New York Times, "Two More Suspects Arrested in Slaying of Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, Bronx Teenager," 4 July 2018 The glass and steel station house stands close to new residential and commercial developments and to the Red Bull Arena soccer stadium, which have helped transform Harrison over the past decade. — Paul Berger, WSJ, "Port Authority Opens First New Building at PATH Station," 30 Oct. 2018 The first eastbound station house is due to open before the end of June 2019. — Paul Berger, WSJ, "Port Authority Opens First New Building at PATH Station," 30 Oct. 2018 Late one evening in January 2015, the police arrested Rosie Martinez on a charge of selling heroin and held her overnight at their station house in Queens. — Alan Feuer, New York Times, "Judge Blasts City for Delays in Queens Police Abuse Case," 25 Jan. 2018 Then, about an hour later, he was led from the station house in TriBeCa and taken to the court at 100 Centre Street, his arms pinned behind him in three sets of handcuffs to accommodate his girth, a law enforcement official said. — Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, "Arrested on Rape Charges, Weinstein Posts $1 Million Bail," 25 May 2018 The Gary Fire Department’s station houses and the Public Safety Building, 555 Polk St., also serve as cooling centers. — Gregory Tejeda, Post-Tribune, "Gary to open cooling centers to cope with hot, humid weekend," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'station house.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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