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