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   station

   /ˈsteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a place on a railway line where trains regularly stop so that passengers can get on or off: "we walked back to the station and caught the train back to Brussels" Similar stopping placestophaltstation stopstageterminusterminaldepotrailway stationtrain stationpassenger stationbus stationcoach station
   • ▪ a bus or coach station. Similar stopping placestophaltstation stopstageterminusterminaldepotrailway stationtrain stationpassenger stationbus stationcoach station
   • 2. a place or building where a specified activity or service is based: "a research station in the rainforest" Similar establishmentbasebase campcamppostdepotmissionsitefacilityinstallationyardhistorical:cantonment
   • ▪ a small military base, especially of a specified kind: "a naval station" Similar establishmentbasebase campcamppostdepotmissionsitefacilityinstallationyardhistorical:cantonment
   • ▪ a subsidiary post office. North American
   • ▪ a large sheep or cattle farm. Australian, New Zealand Similar ranchrangefarm
   • 3. a company involved in broadcasting of a specified kind: "a radio station" Similar channelbroadcasting organizationwavelength
   • 4. the place where someone or something stands or is placed on military or other duty: "the lookout resumed his station in the bow" Similar assigned positionpostarea of dutyplacesituationlocation
   • ▪ one's social rank or position: dated "Karen was getting ideas above her station" Similar rankplacestatusposition in societysocial classlevelgradestandingcastearchaic:conditiondegree
   • 5. a site at which a particular species, especially an interesting or rare one, grows or is found.
   • 6. short for Stations of the Cross

   verb

   • 1. put in or assign to a specified place for a particular purpose, especially a military one: "troops were stationed in the town"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun): via Old French from Latin statio(n-), from stare ‘to stand’. Early use referred generally to ‘position’, especially ‘position in life, status’, and specifically, in ecclesiastical use, to ‘a holy place of pilgrimage (visited as one of a succession’). The verb dates from the late 16th century.

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   The meaning of STATION is the place or position in which something or someone stands or is assigned to stand or remain. How to use station in a sentence.

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   STATION definition: 1. a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on or off: 2…. Learn more.

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   16 meanings: 1. the place or position at which a thing or person stands or is supposed to stand 2. a. a place along a route or.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is a police station?

   • n. 1. a. A place or position where a person or thing stands or is assigned to stand; a post: a sentry station. b. An area where a person is assigned to work. 2. The place, building, or establishment from which a service is provided or operations are directed: a police station. 3.

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   What is a bus station?

   • A bus station is a building, usually in a town or city, where buses stop, usually for a while, so that people can get on or off. If you talk about a particular radio or television station, you are referring to the programmes broadcast by a particular radio or television company. ...an independent local radio station.

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   What is a railway station?

   • a. a place along a route or line at which a bus, train, etc, stops for fuel or to pick up or let off passengers or goods, esp one with ancillary buildings and services: railway station. b. (as modifier): a station buffet. 3. (Railways)

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   What does the word station mean?

   • A station is a regular stopping place, like a bus station, a train station, or even a radio station. To understand all the jobs the word station has, check out its past — station comes from the Latin stationem for "a job or position," via the word stare which means "to stand.”

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   What is the difference between a train station and a bus station?

   • A station is a building by a railway line where trains stop so that people can get on or off. Ingrid went with him to the railway station to see him off. A bus station is a building, usually in a town or city, where buses stop, usually for a while, so that people can get on or off.

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   A station is a regular stopping place, like a bus station, a train station, or even a radio station. ... Spanish-English dictionary, translator, and learning.

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   Define station. station synonyms, station pronunciation, station translation, English dictionary definition of station. n. 1. a. A place or position where a person or ...

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionstation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   see also action stations, hill station, way station Topics War and conflict c1 Word Origin Middle English (as a noun): via Old French from Latin statio(n-) , from stare ‘to stand’. Early use referred generally to “position”, especially ‘position in life, status’, and specifically, in ecclesiastical use, to ‘a holy place of pilgrimage (visited as one of a group)’.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › stationSTATION | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   STATION meaning: 1. a building where trains stop so that you can get on or off them: 2. a building where a bus…. Learn more.