Scotland Yard

English Etymology From the address, originally at Great Scotland Yard off Whitehall, then at New Scotland Yard on the Embankment, and (currently) at New Scotland Yard in Westminster. thumb| Proper noun Scotland Yard en UK The headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police London Metropolitan Police Force. en New Scotland Yard official name I, for my part, drew up as full a précis of the case as I deemed advisable, and as time permitted, which I despatched by one of the company’s police to Scotland Yard. en metonym The police in London. Derived terms en Great Scotland Yard Old Scotland Yard New Scotland Yard Translations headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the London Metropolitan Police Force Arabic: ar سْكُوتْلَانْد يَارْد m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 蘇格蘭場 Sūgélán Chǎng Finnish: fi Scotland Yard French: fr Scotland Yard m German: de Scotland Yard m Greek: el Σκότλαντ Γιαρντ Japanese: ja スコットランドヤード Sukottorando Yādo Macedonian: mk Скотланд Јард m Russian: ru Ско́тланд-Ярд m Spanish: es Further reading en London Law enforcement