outstation (redirected from Outstations)

out·sta·tion  (outstshn)

n.

A remote station or post.

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outstation [ˈaʊtˌsteɪʃən]

n

1. (Social Science / Human Geography) a station or post in a remote region

2. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) in a radio network, any station other than the base station

3. (Social Science / Human Geography) Austral a station set up independently of the head station of a large sheep or cattle farm

(Social Science / Human Geography)

outstation movement Austral the programme to resettle native Australians on their tribal lands

adv

(in Malaysia) away from (the speaker's) town or area

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

outstation - a station in a remote or sparsely populated location outpost post, station - the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"

Translations

outstation [ˈaʊtˌsteɪʃən] N → dependencia f