station
//ˈsteɪʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- stations
- present (v1)
- station
- past (v2)
- stationed
- past participle (v3)
- stationed
- present participle
- stationing
- 3rd person singular
- stations
Definitions
1.A stopping place.
- All ships are on station, Admiral.
- It's right across from the bus station.
- From my station at the front door, I greeted every visitor.
2.The Roman Catholic fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion.
- How do I get to the train station?
- I met my teacher on the way to the station.
- Please be so kind as to show me the way to the station.
3.A place where workers are stationed.
- I used to work at a radio station.
- She had a boyfriend at the station.
- I used to listen to that radio station.
4.Any of the Stations of the Cross.
- How do I get to the train station?
- I met my teacher on the way to the station.
- Please be so kind as to show me the way to the station.
1.To put in place to perform a task.
- The host stationed me at the front door to greet visitors.
- Watchmen are stationed continuously at each end of the bridge, and the main spans are patrolled twice during the night.
- I was stationed on the pier.
2.To put in place to perform military duty.
- I was stationed at Fort Richie.
- They stationed me overseas just as fighting broke out.
3.To play in the manner of a calling station.(slang)
Frequency
Overall
Common· #978
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
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Etymology
From Middle English stacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (“standing, post, job, position”), whence also Italian stazione.
Doublet of stagione.