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Definition of Station
1. Verb. Assign to a station.
Specialized synonyms: Garrison, Fort, Locate, Place, Site
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Derivative terms: Place
2. Noun. A facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose. "The train pulled into the station"
Generic synonyms: Facility, Installation
3. Noun. Proper or designated social situation. "Married above her station"
Specialized synonyms: Niche
Generic synonyms: Rank, Social Rank, Social Station, Social Status
4. Noun. (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty.
5. Noun. The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand. "A sentry station"
Specialized synonyms: Bridgehead, Lookout, Observation Post, Outpost, Outstation
Generic synonyms: Place, Position
6. Noun. The frequency assigned to a broadcasting station.
Definition of Station
1. n. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture.
2. v. t. To place; to set; to appoint or assign to the occupation of a post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right of an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart; to station ships on the coasts of Africa.
3. n. In Australia, a sheep run or cattle run, together with the buildings belonging to it; also, the homestead and buildings belonging to such a run.
Definition of Station
1. Noun. (obsolete) The fact of standing still; motionlessness, stasis. ¹
2. Noun. A stopping place ¹
3. Noun. A regular stopping place for ground transportation. ¹
4. Noun. A ground transportation depot. ¹
5. Noun. One of the Stations of the Cross. ¹
6. Noun. A place where one stands or stays or is assigned to stand or stay. ¹
7. Noun. A place where one performs a tasks or where one is on call to perform a task. ¹
8. Noun. Standing; rank; position. ¹
9. Noun. A military base. ¹
10. Noun. A place used for broadcasting radio or television. ¹
11. Noun. A broadcasting entity. ¹
12. Noun. (Australia New Zealand) A very large sheep or cattle farm ¹
13. Noun. (Newfoundland) A harbour or cove with a foreshore suitable for a facility to support nearby fishing. ¹
14. Noun. (surveying) Any of a sequence of equally spaced points along a path. ¹
15. Verb. To put in place to perform a task. ¹
16. Verb. To put in place to perform military duty. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Station
1. to assign to a position [v -ED, -ING, -S]