- station
- I UK [ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n] / US
noun [countable]
Word forms "station":
singular station plural stations
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1) a building or place where buses, trains, or other public vehicles stop so that passengers can get on or offIt was dark when we arrived at the station.
2) a building or place where a particular service or activity is basedThe police brought the suspect into the station for questioning.
Astronomers at the Salyut Research Station discovered the star.
3) a company that broadcasts television or radio programmesradio/television station:Listen to your local radio station for travel information.
a) a signal on a radio or television from a particular broadcasting companyget/pick up a station:We can't pick up the French station.
b) the building where a radio or television company broadcasts fromA crowd waited outside the television station for the president to arrive.
4) a place or position where someone waits in order to perform a particular activitya feeding station
5) old-fashioned your position in society6) a small military baseMore housing is being provided for the naval station in Everett.
7) a large farm in Australia or New Zealand where sheep or cattle are kept•See:
II UK [ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n] / US verb [transitive, usually passive]
Word forms "station":
present tense I/you/we/they station he/she/it stations present participle stationing past tense stationed past participle stationedto send someone to a particular country or place in order to do a job, especially for the armed forcesRon was stationed in Germany for three years.
English dictionary. 2014.