police station
nounfeminine/dɨlɨɣɐˈsiɐ/medium
de·le·ga·ci·a
Definition
A police station or precinct house.
He went to the police station to report the theft.
The local precinct is on the corner of Main Street.
Common collocations
police stationlocal precinctgo to the stationfile a report at the station
Etymology
Do francês 'délégation', do latim 'delegatio, -onis'.