Meaning of station house | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A structure or other area set aside for storage of fire-extinguishing equipment.
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2. The headquarters of a police force or unit for a specific district; a police station.
   US
3. A building serving as shelter at a railway station.

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Examples

“The arrests, in morning raids in California, Florida and New York capped an investigation by San Francisco police into the murder of Sgt. John V. Young, who was killed by a shotgun at a desk in the Ingleside stationhouse on Aug. 29, 1971.”

“The station arrangements are modern, and a subway connects the platforms, but the station house is the standard of 60 years ago.”

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