Definitions for station

Definitions for (noun) station

Main entry: station

Definition: a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

Usage: he started looking for a gas station; the train pulled into the station


Main entry: station

Definition: the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station


Main entry: station, post

Definition: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

Usage: a soldier manned the entrance post; a sentry station


Main entry: station

Definition: (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty


Main entry: station, place

Definition: proper or designated social situation

Usage: he overstepped his place; the responsibilities of a man in his station; married above her station


Definitions for (verb) station

Main entry: station, send, place, post

Definition: assign to a station


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