sta·tion (st  sh n)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
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]
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
| 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 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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"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 | |
| 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 garrison - station (troops) in a fort or garrison fort - station (troops) in a fort |
station
noun 3. channel, wavelength, broadcasting company
Translations
station [ˈsteɪʃən] n (gen) → estación f (= place); puesto, sitio;
(MIL) → apostar;
to be stationed in (MIL) → estar estacionado en
station [ˈsteɪʃən] n → gare f;
(also: police station) → poste m or commissariat m (de police);
action stations → postes de combat;
station [ˈsteɪʃən] n (Rail) → Bahnhof m;
(also: bus station) → Busbahnhof m;
(also: police station) → (Polizei)wache f;
(Radio) → Sender m
vt (guards etc) → postieren;
(soldiers etc) → stationieren;
action stations (Mil) → Stellung f;
station [ˈsteɪʃən] n → stazione f (= rank); rango, condizione f
action stations → posti mpl di combattimento;
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 駅 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 车站
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 署 국, 부, 본부 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 台、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 위치, 주둔지 postas postenis stesen post (vakt)post stanowisko posto post пост stanovisko položaj pozicija plats, post สถานที่ทำการ görev, iş, görev yeri 崗位 місце, пост رتبہ یا منصب địa vị, chức 岗位
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 ...을 배치하다; 주둔시키다 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 驻扎，派（站）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 정지한, 움직이지 않는 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 不动的，固定的
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