station vs police headquarters

police headquarters vs station

station and police headquarters both are nouns.

station is a verb but police headquarters is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
station	Yes	No	Yes	No
police headquarters	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, police headquarters is a hyponym of station; that is, police headquarters is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than station:

station: a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
police headquarters: 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

Other hyponyms of station include broadcast station, broadcasting station, fire station, firehouse, first-aid station, observation station, police station, station house, power plant, power station, powerhouse, service station, substation, depot, terminal, terminus.

station (noun)	police headquarters (noun)
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose	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 frequency assigned to a broadcasting station
the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
(nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
proper or designated social situation

station (verb)	police headquarters (verb)
assign to a station

Difference between station and police headquarters

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