section-house

noun

Accommodation provided for police personnel by the government department or organisation responsible for the police service.

Meanings

nounsection-house (plural section-houses)

plural section-houses

  1. Accommodations provided by a public service or company for its employees.
    1. Accommodation provided for police personnel by the government department or organisation responsible for the police service.
    2. Accommodation provided by a railway or other public transport body for its vehicle staff working on lines too long to make a round trip in one shift.
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APA

section-house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/section-house

MLA

“section-house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/section-house. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “section-house,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/section-house.

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