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   Sta·tion

   /ˈstāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a regular stopping place on a public transportation route, especially one on a railroad line with a platform and often one or more buildings: "we walked back to the station and caught the train back to Brussels" Similar stopping placestophaltstation stopstageterminusterminaldepotrailroad 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 police station.
   • ▪ 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 does a station mean?

   • estación, canal, emisora… estação de trem, rodoviária, emissora… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! STATION meaning: 1. a building where trains stop so that you can get on or off them: 2. a building where a bus….

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   What is station verb?

   • Definition of station verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [often passive] station somebody + adv./prep. to send somebody, especially from one of the armed forces, to work in a place for a period of time

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   What is a train station?

   • In Britain, the word station on its own usually refers to the train station: Can you tell me the way to the station? In the US it is usual to say which station you are talking about: the train station • the Greyhound Bus station (usually in compounds) a place or building where a service is organized and provided or a special type of work is done

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

   • A station or a train station is a building by a railroad track where trains stop so that people can get on or off. Ingrid went with him to the train 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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   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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   May 3, 2024 · 1. countable noun. A station or a train station is a building by a railroad track where trains stop so that people can get on or off. Ingrid went with him to the train station to see him off. 2. countable noun. 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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   Definition of station in English: station. Top 1000 frequently used words. Pronunciation: /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 [in names] : Paddington Station. More example sentences Synonyms.

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   noun. uk. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. / ˈsteɪʃən/ A1. a place where trains stop so that you can get on or off them: Dad met me at the station. B1. a company that shows or sends out television or radio programmes: a classical music station. (Definition of station from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)