"station house" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: station houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} station house (plural station houses)
  1. A building at a post or station. Synonyms: stationhouse, station-house
    Sense id: en-station_house-en-noun-BDtxbJ8H
  2. An area headquarters for police. Synonyms (area police headquarters): police station, precinct Translations (2. An area headquarters for police.): полицейски участък (policejski učastǎk) (Bulgarian), Polizeirevier [neuter] (German), Polizeiposten [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-station_house-en-noun-2QVujrIn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of 'area police headquarters': 0 100 Disambiguation of '2. An area headquarters for police.': 0 100

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