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London force HQ
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scotland yard
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Scotland Yard is a pop rock group from Los Angeles , California : Scotland Yard began when Chris Hill began demoing songs in 1989 for a female fronted new wave pop group. In 1991 Kim Cahill responded to an out of date ad for a singer in a local industry ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
used for "London Metropolitan Police," 1864, from the name of short street off Whitehall, London; where from 1829 to 1890 stood the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Force, hence, the force itself, especially the detective branch. After 1890, located ...
Usage examples of scotland yard.
MANY people have asked me whether I knew when, and in what circumstances, Lady Molly joined the detective staff at Scotland Yard, who she was, and how she managed to keep her position in Society--as she undoubtedly did--whilst exercising a profession which usually does not make for high social standing.
There's nothing in it to trouble Scotland Yard about-I'm not a penny the worse in any way, and it's probably all due to a simple mistake.