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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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   What is the meaning of station?

   • a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located. a stopping place for trains or other land conveyances, for the transfer of freight or passengers. the building or buildings at such a stopping place. police station; fire station; postal station. gasoline station; geophysical station. the responsibility of persons of high station.

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   What is a station in a sentence?

   • Station definition: a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.. See examples of STATION used in a sentence.

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   What does'station' mean?

   • estação de trem, rodoviária, emissora… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! STATION meaning: 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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   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 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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   a building or place used for a particular service or type of work: US a gas station. UK a petrol station. a police / fire station. a place where scientific information about the natural world is collected: The research station will monitor wildlife, vegetation and the water table.

   • English (US)

     STATION meaning: 1. a building and the surrounding area...

   • Traditional

     STATION translate: 公車／火車, 車站, 播送, 電台;電視台, 服務,...

   • Znaczenie Station, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     station definicja: 1. a building and the surrounding area...

   • Station: Thai Translation

     STATION translate: สถานี; สถานีรถโดยสาร; สถานีรถไฟ,...

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   • Station: Korean Translation

     station translate: 역, 방송국. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   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 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.

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   n. 1. a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located. 2. a stopping place for trains or other land conveyances, for the transfer of freight or passengers. 3. the building or buildings at such a stopping place. 4. the district or municipal headquarters of certain public services: a police station.

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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 meaning: 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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   noun. a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located. Synonyms: location, situation. a stopping place for trains or other land conveyances, for the transfer of freight or passengers. the building or buildings at such a stopping place. Synonyms: terminal, depot.

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   A station is a regular stopping place, like a bus station, a train station, or even a radio station.