station

sta·tion (st

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.

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

Noun

1. a place along a route or line at which a bus or train stops to pick up passengers or goods

2. the headquarters of an organization such as the police or fire service

3. a building with special equipment for some particular purpose: power station, a filling station

4. a television or radio channel

5. Mil a place of duty

6. position in society: he had ideas above his station

7. Austral & NZ a large sheep or cattle farm

8. the place or position where a person is assigned to stand: every man stood at his station

Verb

to assign (someone) to a station [Latin statio a standing still]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	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" place 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.	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" post 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
Verb	1.	station - assign to a station post, send, place 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

noun 2. headquarters, base, depot

noun 3. channel, wavelength, broadcasting company

noun 4. position, rank, status, standing, post, situation, grade, sphere

noun 5. post, place, location, position, situation, seat

verb 6. assign, post, locate, set, establish, fix, install, garrison

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.

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