station house en · NOUN
Meanings
- (US) A structure or other area set aside for storage of fire-extinguishing equipment.
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(US) The headquarters of a police force or unit for a specific district; a police station.
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.
2007 January 24, Jesse Mckinley, “8 Arrested in 1971 Killing of San Francisco Police Officer”, in New York Times:
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A building serving as shelter at a railway station.
The station arrangements are modern, and a subway connects the platforms, but the station house is the standard of 60 years ago.
1946 May and June, G. A. Sekon, “L.B.S.C.R. West Coast Section—3”, in Railway Magazine, page 149:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stationhouse | alternative | lexicographic | |
| station-house | alternative | lexicographic | |
| station houses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
police station (area police headquarters) · precinct (area police headquarters)
Translations (3)
de Polizeiposten (area headquarters for police.) · bg полицейски участък (area headquarters for police.) · de Polizeirevier (area headquarters for police.)