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.
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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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