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sta·tion  (stshn)
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. A stopping place along a route, especially a stop for refueling or for taking on passengers; a depot.
4. Social position; rank: "He was degraded in their eyes; he had lost caste and station before the very paupers" (Charles Dickens).
5. An establishment equipped for observation and study: a radar station.
6.
a. An establishment equipped for radio or television transmission.
b. One that broadcasts radio or television transmissions: the views in this program do not necessarily reflect those of the station.
c. A frequency assigned to a broadcaster.
7. An input or output point along a communications system.
8. A precise point from which measurements in surveying are made.
9. Ecology
a. The normal habitat of a particular plant or animal community.
b. The exact place of occurrence of a species or individual within a given habitat.
10. Station Roman Catholic Church Any of the 14 Stations of the Cross.
tr.v. sta·tioned, sta·tion·ing, sta·tions
To assign to a position; post.

[Middle English stacioun, from Old French station, from Latin stati, statin-; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

station [ˈsteɪʃən]
n
1. the place or position at which a thing or person stands or is supposed to stand
2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (Transport / Railways)
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.
a.  the headquarters or local offices of an official organization such as the police or fire services
b.  (as modifier) a station sergeant See police station, fire station
4. a building, depot, etc., with special equipment for some particular purpose power station petrol station television station
5. (Military) Military a place of duty an action station
6. (Military) Navy
a.  a location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
b.  an assigned location for a member of a ship's crew
7. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a radio or television channel
8. a position or standing, as in a particular society or organization
9. the type of one's occupation; calling
10. (Historical Terms) (in British India) a place where the British district officials or garrison officers resided
11. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology the type of habitat occupied by a particular animal or plant
12. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Austral and NZ a large sheep or cattle farm
13. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) Surveying a point at which a reading is made or which is used as a point of reference
14. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) (often capital) RC Church
a.  one of the Stations of the Cross
b.  any of the churches (station churches) in Rome that have been used from ancient times as points of assembly for religious processions and ceremonies on particular days (station days)
15. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (plural) (in rural Ireland) mass, preceded by confessions, held annually in a parishioner's dwelling and attended by other parishioners
vb
(tr) to place in or assign to a station
[via Old French from Latin statiō a standing still, from stāre to stand]

1. A general term meaning any military or naval activity at a fixed land location.
2. A particular kind of activity to which other activities or individuals may come for a specific service, often of a technical nature, e.g., aid station.
3. An assigned or prescribed position in a naval formation or cruising disposition; or an assigned area in an approach, contact, or battle disposition.
4. Any place of duty or post or position in the field to which an individual, group of individuals, or a unit may be assigned.
5. One or more transmitters or receivers or a combination of transmitters and receivers, including the accessory equipment necessary at one location, for carrying on radio communication service. Each station will be classified by the service in which it operates permanently or temporarily.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.station - a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"
broadcast station, broadcasting station - a station equipped to broadcast radio or television programs
facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
fire station, firehouse - a station housing fire apparatus and firemen
first-aid station - a station providing emergency care or treatment before regular medical aid can be obtained
observation station - a station set up for making observations of something
police headquarters, police station, station house - a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
power plant, power station, powerhouse - an electrical generating station
service station - a station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities are available for repairing or maintaining automobiles
substation - a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network
depot, terminal, terminus - station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
2.station - proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
niche - a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it; "he found his niche in the academic world"
social rank, social station, social status, rank - position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"
3.station - (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
naval forces, navy - an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
position, place - the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"
4.stationstation - the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"
bridgehead - a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
observation post, lookout - an elevated post affording a wide view
outpost, outstation - a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
position, place - the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"
5.station - the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station
radio frequency - an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared
Verb1.station - assign to a station
garrison - station (troops) in a fort or garrison
fort - station (troops) in a fort
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
site, locate, place - assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"

station
noun
1. railway station, stop, stage, halt, terminal, train station, terminus She went with him to the station to see him off.
2. headquarters, base, depot He was taken to the police station for questioning.
3. channel, wavelength, broadcasting company Which radio station do you usually listen to?
4. position, rank, status, standing, post, situation, grade, sphere The vast majority knew their station in life and kept to it.
5. post, place, location, position, situation, seat Police said the bomb was buried in the sand near a lifeguard station.
verb
assign, post, locate, set, establish, fix, install, garrison I was stationed there just after the war.
Translations
station [ˈsteɪʃən]
A. N
1. (Rail) → estación f (de ferrocarril); (= police station) → comisaría f (US) (= gas station) → gasolinera f, fuente f, grifo m (Peru)
see also bus, fire D
2. (esp Mil) (= post) → puesto m
to take up one's stationcolocarse, ir a su puesto
from my station by the windowdesde el sitio donde estaba junto a la ventana
Roman stationsitio m ocupado por los romanos
Stations of the Cross (Rel) → Vía f Crucis
3. (Rad) → emisora f
4. (= social position) → rango m
to have ideas above one's stationdarse aires de superioridad
to marry below one's stationcasarse con un hombre/una mujer de posición social inferior
of humble stationde baja posición social, de condición humilde
a man of exalted stationun hombre de rango elevado
B. VT
1. (Mil) → estacionar, apostar; [+ missile etc] → emplazar
2. (fig) → colocar, situar
to station o.scolocarse, situarse
C. CPD station house N (US) (Rail) → estación f de ferrocarril (US) (Police) → comisaría f
station master N (Rail) → jefe m de estación
station wag(g)on N (esp US) (Aut) → furgoneta f, camioneta f

station [ˈsteɪʃən]
n
(also railway station) → gare f
(also bus station) → gare routière f
(also police station) → poste m (de police)
(= post) (gen) (MILITARY)poste m
(also radio station) → station f
(also television station) → chaîne f
(= rank) → condition f, rang m
above one's station → au-dessus de sa condition
She had been educated above her station → Elle avait reçu une éducation au-dessus de sa condition.
vt
(MILITARY) (= send) to be stationed in → être stationné(e) à (or en)
the British forces stationed in Germany → les forces britanniques stationnées en Allemagne
(= place) to be stationed → être posté(e)
Two guards were stationed at the top of the stairs → Deux gardes étaient postés en haut de l'escalier.
to station o.s. → se poster
He stationed himself at the door → Il se posta à la porte.

station
n
Station f; (= police station, fire station)Wache f; (= space station)(Raum)station f; (US: = gas station) → Tankstelle f ? workstation
(= railway station, bus station)Bahnhof m; (= stop)Station f
(Mil: = post) → Stellung f, → Posten m; border stationGrenzstellung f; naval stationFlottenstützpunkt m
(esp Austral: = ranch) → Farm f; sheep/cattle stationSchaf-/Rinderzuchtfarm f; station handFarmgehilfe m/-gehilfin f
(Rad, TV) → Sender m, → Sendestation f; (= channel)Sender m
(= position)Platz m; to take up (one’s) stationsich (auf)stellen, seinen Platz einnehmen; the Stations of the Crossdie Stationen pldes Kreuzwegs
(= rank)Stand m, → Rang m; station in lifeStellung f(im Leben), Rang m; to marry below/above one’s stationnicht standesgemäß/über seinem Stand heiraten; he has got ideas above his stationer hat Ideen, die jemandem aus seinem Stand gar nicht zukommen
vt(auf)stellen, postieren; (Mil) → stationieren; bicycle, trainabstellen

station:
station house
n (US Police) → (Polizei)wache f, → (Polizei)revier nt
stationmaster
nBahnhofsvorsteher(in), Stationsvorsteher(in) (dated) m(f)
station police
nBahnpolizei f
station selector
n (Rad) → Sendereinstellung f
station wagon
n (US) → Kombi(wagen) m

station [ˈsteɪʃn]
1. n
a. (gen) (Rail) → stazione f (also fire station) → caserma (dei pompieri) (also police station) → commissariato (di Pubblica Sicurezza), questura, caserma (dei Carabinieri) (esp Mil) (post) → base f
action stations → posti mpl di combattimento
b. (Radio) → stazione f
c. (social position) → condizione f sociale, rango
to have ideas above one's station → montarsi la testa
2. vt (Mil) (troops, sentry) → stanziare (fig) → piazzare
to be stationed in (Mil) → essere di stanza in
to station o.s. by the door → piazzarsi sulla porta
3. adj (Rail) (staff, bookstall) → della stazione

station [ˈsteɪʃn]
1. n
a. (gen) (Rail) → stazione f (also fire station) → caserma (dei pompieri) (also police station) → commissariato (di Pubblica Sicurezza), questura, caserma (dei Carabinieri) (esp Mil) (post) → base f
action stations → posti mpl di combattimento
b. (Radio) → stazione f
c. (social position) → condizione f sociale, rango
to have ideas above one's station → montarsi la testa
2. vt (Mil) (troops, sentry) → stanziare (fig) → piazzare
to be stationed in (Mil) → essere di stanza in
to station o.s. by the door → piazzarsi sulla porta
3. adj (Rail) (staff, bookstall) → della stazione

station
n station [ˈsteiʃən]
1 a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train. stasie, halte مَحَطَّه гара nádraží station; -station die Haltestelle, der Bahnhof σταθμός jaam ايستگاه asema gare תַחֲנָה स्टेशन kolodvor, stanica állomás, pályaudvar stasiun (rútu-/lestar)-stöð stazione 역, 정거장 stotis stacija stesen station stasjon dworzec estação staţie вокзал; станция stanica postaja stanica station สถานี; สถานีรถโดยสาร; สถานีรถไฟ istasyon 車站 станція, вокзал ریل اور اور بسوں وغیرہ کا اڈہ nhà ga
2 a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations. stasie مَرْكِز пункт stanice -station die Station σταθμός, κέντρο, (αστυνομικό) τμήμα jaoskond مركز asema poste, caserne תַחֲנָה केन्द्र, कार्यालय baza, ured állomás pos (slökkviliðs-/útvarps-/her)-stöð stazione (관청 시설 등의) 서(暑), 본부, 국(局), 소(所) būstinė, punktas, bazė, stotis stacija; bāze; punkts; nodaļa; iecirknis; depo stesen post stasjon; post posterunek, placówka, stacja estação post, cazar­mă станция; участок;база stanica, zbrojnica, základňa postaja baza station สถานีย่อย istasyon, merkez 台、站 пункт; станція چھاؤنی یا ٹھہرنے کی جگہ trạm, điểm, đồn, đài 、站
3 a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty) The watchman remained at his station all night. pos مَخْفَر، مَكان пост stanoviště post der Platz θέση, πόστο (vahi)post جايگاه vartiopaikka poste עֶמדָה चौकी položaj, mjesto őrhely pos (varð)staða posto 持ち場 (보초 등의) 장소, 위치, 담당구역 postas postenis stesen post (vakt)post stanowisko posto post пост stanovisko položaj pozicija plats, post สถานที่ทำการ görev, , görev yeri 崗位 місце, пост رتبہ یا منصب địa vị, chức
v
to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty) He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad. plaas, stasioneer يَضَع، يُرَكِّز разполагам zajmout místo; rozmístit stille; placere aufstellen τοποθετώ στη θέση καθήκοντος panema, paigutama در پستي گماشتن sijoittaa (se) poster לְהָצִיב नियुक्त करना, तैनात करना smjestiti, stacionirati (trupe) (el)helyez, állít menempatkan staðsetja collocarsi, posizionarsi 配置する 위치시키다 pastatyti, įtaisyti, dislokuoti izvietot; izvietoties; nostāties menempatkan post vatten, stationeren stasjonere, plassere ustawiać, rozlokować postar a (se) posta размещать(ся) umiestniť postaviti (se) stacionirati inta plats, fatta posto, stationera ประจำ yerleştirmek, koymak 駐紮,派(站)崗 розташовувати; розміщувати عہدہ یا مقام دینا đặt vào vị trí )岗
adj stationary
standing still, not moving a stationary vehicle. stilstaande مُتَوَقِّف، مُسْتَقِر неподвижвн nehybný stationær; stillestående stehend σταθμευμένος, σε στάση liikumatu ساكن paikallaan oleva stationnaire נַייָח स्थिर, निश्चल, अचल nepokretan, nepomičan mozdulatlan, álló; állandó stasioner kyrrstæður stazionario 静止した 정지된 stovintis stacionārs; nekustīgs tidak bergerak stationair stillestående nieruchomy estacionário staţionar неподвижный nehybný mirujoč nepomičan stillastående ซึ่งหยุดนิ่ง hareketsiz 不動的,固定的 нерухомий; стаціонарний غیر متحرک đứng một chỗ

station محطة stanice station Haltestelle σταθμός estación asema gare postaja stazione 정거장 station stasjon stacja estação станция station สถานี istasyon trạm 车站


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Having satisfied himself at length upon this point, he made his way to the London and North Western Railway Station, and knocked at the door of the station-master's office.
There were very few people upon Platform Number Twenty-one of Liverpool Street Station at a quarter to nine on the evening of April 2 - possibly because the platform in question is one of the most remote and least used in the great terminus.
The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
 
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