police station
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1.0
- noun
- /pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən/
:
comisaría
- I went to the police station to report the theft of my bicycle.
- go to police stations
- call the police station
- a local police station
Well, that night she was released from Cannero Police Station with this bail warrant.
- Well, that night she was released from Cannero Police Station with this bail warrant.
- It is the busiest police station in the world.
- At the time I was in Watford police station.
- So I leave, get my shit, and then the cops escort me to the police station.
- Things like roads, power lines, water infrastructure, schools, and police stations will all need to be rebuilt or repaired.
- We soon learned that Cowry died in this police station because he couldn't breath.
- I went to Alverton police station charged for drink driving.
- The very first night I went out at Peckham Police Station, we went to do a search.
- I every time I go to the police station.
Examples
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Sarah arrived at the police station and was told that Laurie was being interrogated.
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My daughter needed to see me go into the police station and say exactly what happened and make a full report.
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Did you find out the situation at the police station?
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I ran into Leo at the police station.
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We can make a call from the police station.
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We're back at the police station.
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At the police station, they told me you had beaten up a large Chinese gentleman.
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Rhys took me to the police station.
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I was just in a real police station and this is much nicer.
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From there, Stratton went to the police station to file a complaint about the missing diamonds.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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2.0
A building with staff and equipment for a public service, like where trains stop or firefighters work
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2.9
The main office where police officers work and are sent from
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3.8
A building where police officers work and keep people they arrest
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Morphology
The meaning 'a building where police officers work' is directly and transparently composed from 'police' (law-enforcement organization) + 'station' (a staffed building for services). This noun–noun compound pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows predictable English composition rules, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Police station: The phrase police station comes from the simple idea of police being 'stationed' in one station—a fixed place where they stand or work. So a police station is the building where officers are based and where people go to report crimes or get help.