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station house

station house noun: a structure or other area set aside for storage of fire-extinguishing equipment.

Noun

station house (plural station houses)

  1. (US) A structure or other area set aside for storage of fire-extinguishing equipment.
  2. (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
  3. 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

station house meaning in Tamil

station house in Tamil

காவல் துறை நிலையம்

Synonyms of station house

Forms of station house

pluralstation houses
alternative formstationhouse
alternative formstation-house

Questions about station house

What does station house mean?
Station house means a structure or other area set aside for storage of fire-extinguishing equipment.
What is station house in Tamil?
Station house in Tamil is காவல் துறை நிலையம். See Station house meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is station house?
Station house is a noun.
What is the plural of station house?
The plural of station house is station houses.

Words near station house in the dictionary

  1. station car
  2. station chef
  3. station chefs
  4. station hand
  5. station hands
  6. station house
  7. station houses
  8. station pointer
  9. station pointers
  10. station sedan
  11. station sedans

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