Noun: police station pu'lees 'stey-shun
- A station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
"The suspect was taken to the police station for questioning";
- police headquarters, station house [N. Amer], cop shop [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: police stations
Type of: station
Encyclopedia: Police station