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Meaning of Scotland Yard | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the London Metropolitan Police Force.
    UK
  2. The police in London.
    metonymically

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Examples

“I, for my part, drew up as full a précis of the case as I deemed advisable, and as time permitted, which I despatched by one of the company’s police to Scotland Yard.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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