Definition of Scotland Yard

1. Noun. The detective department of the metropolitan police force of London.

Exact synonyms: New Scotland Yard
Generic synonyms: Constabulary, Law, Police, Police Force

Definition of Scotland Yard

1. Proper noun. The headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the London Metropolitan Police Force. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scotland Yard

Scotch thistle
Scotch whiskey
Scotch whiskies
Scotch whisky
Scotch woodcock
Scotches
Scotchman
Scotchmen
Scotchwoman
Scotchwomen
Scotish
Scotism
Scotist
Scotists
Scotland
Scotland Yard (current term)
Scotlander
Scotlanders
Scots
Scots English
Scots Gaelic
Scots heather
Scots pine
Scotsman
Scotsmen
Scotswoman
Scotswomen
Scott
Scott's Spleenwort
Scott-Wilson reagent

Literary usage of Scotland Yard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Wits and Beaux of Society by A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton (1861)
"... fashionable region of Scotland Yard. Here, where now Z. 300 repairs to report his investigations to a Commissioner, the young dandies of Charles II. ..."

2. The Wits and Beaux of Society by A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton (1861)
"... fashionable region of Scotland Yard. Here, where now Z. 300 repairs to report his investigations to a Commissioner, the young dandies of Charles II. ..."

3. The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events by Leigh Hunt (1859)
"... and the Riot it occasioned—Scotland Yard—Pleasant Advertisement—Beau Fielding, and his Eccentricities—Vanbrugh—Desperate Adventure of Lord Herbert of ..."

4. Book Auction Recordsby Frank Karslake by Frank Karslake (1906)
"... fields and pastures new in which to exercise his ingenuities, and preferably not in the neighbourhood of Scotland Yard. * * * We hear much about the ..."

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