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station house

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈstation ˌhouse noun [countable] American English old-fashioned  SCPthe local office of the police in a town, part of a city etc 〔城镇、市区等的〕警察(分)局,派出所 SYN police station
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station houseIt had a station house and station master.Then the whole thing becomes station house gossip.Horderley, Plowden and Eaton were grander, each with a red brick station house.They found that the track-bed was still in good condition and that the well-preserved station house was inhabited by a local shepherd.We walked through the station house and stood outside the door for a moment scanning the dark village.The little Victorian station house stood there mellow in the sun, with tubs of flowers adding to the colourful scene.
ˈstation ˌhouse nounChineseSyllable
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station house
ˈstation ˌhouse noun [countable] American English old-fashioned
the local office of the police in a town, part of a city etc
   SYN  police station


station houseBrE /ˈsteɪʃn haʊs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsteɪʃn haʊs/ 🔊 noun (NAmE) = police station