What does Station mean?

Definitions for Station
ˈsteɪ ʃənsta·tion

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Station.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. stationnoun

    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"

  2. place, stationnoun

    proper or designated social situation

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

  3. stationnoun

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

  4. post, stationnoun

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

    "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"

  5. stationverb

    the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station

  6. station, post, send, placeverb

    assign to a station

Wiktionary

  1. stationnoun

    The fact of standing still; motionlessness, stasis.

  2. stationnoun

    A stopping place

  3. stationnoun

    A regular stopping place for ground transportation.

    The next station is Esperanza.

  4. stationnoun

    A ground transportation depot.

    It's right across from the bus station.

  5. stationnoun

    One of the Stations of the Cross.

  6. stationnoun

    A place where one stands or stays or is assigned to stand or stay.

  7. stationnoun

    A place where one performs a tasks or where one is on call to perform a task.

    The waitress was at her station preparing three checks.

  8. stationnoun

    Standing; rank; position.

    She had ambitions beyond her station.

  9. stationnoun

    A military base.

    She had a boyfriend at the station.

  10. stationverb

    To put in place to perform a task.

    The host stationed me at the front door to greet visitors.

  11. stationverb

    To put in place to perform military duty.

    They stationed me overseas just as fighting broke out.

  12. stationnoun

    A place used for broadcasting radio or television.

    I used to work at a radio station.

  13. stationnoun

    A broadcasting entity.

    I used to listen to that radio station.

  14. stationnoun

    A very large sheep or cattle farm

    There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around, that the colt from old Regret had got away (A. B. Patterson, poet)

  15. stationnoun

    A harbour or cove with a foreshore suitable for a facility to support nearby fishing.

  16. stationnoun

    Any of a sequence of equally spaced points along a path.

  17. Etymology: From estacioun, from estation, from stationem, accusative of statio.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. STATIONnoun

    Etymology: station, French; statio, Latin.

    Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their meetings unto that purpose on those days had the names of stations given them. Richard Hooker.

    All progression is performed by drawing on or impelling forward some part which was before in station or at quiet, where there are no joints. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

    In station like the herald, Mercury,
    New-lighted on a heav’n-kissing hill. William Shakespeare, Timon.

    The seditious remained within their station, which, by reason of the nastiness of the beastly multitude, might more fitly be termed a kennel than a camp. John Hayward.

    The planets in their station list’ning stood. John Milton.

    To single stations now what years belong,
    With planets join’d, they claim another song. Thomas Creech.

    Michael in either hand leads them out of Paradise, the fiery serpent waving behind them, and the cherubims taking their stations to guard the place. John Milton.

    The fig and date, why love they to remain
    In middle station and an even plain;
    While in the lower marsh the gourd is found,
    And while the hill with olive-shade is crown’d? Matthew Prior.

    No member of a political body so mean, but it may be useful in some station or other. Roger L'Estrange.

    They believe that the common size of human understanding is fitted to some station or other. Jonathan Swift.

    Whether those who are leaders of a party arrive at that station more by a sort of instinct, or influence of the stars, than by the possession of any great abilities, may be a point of much dispute. Jonathan Swift.

    Far the greater part have kept their station. John Milton.

    I can be contented with an humbler station in the temple of virtue, than to be set on the pinnacle. Dryden.

  2. To Stationverb

    To place in a certain post, rank, or place.

    Etymology: from the noun.

ChatGPT

  1. station

    A station is a place or location where a particular activity or service is based, typically for transportation purposes, such as a railway, radio, TV broadcasting, or bus station. A station can also refer to a regular stopping place on a broadcasting schedule or a place where data is collected in fields such as science or meteorology. Additionally, "station" can denote a person's social standing or position in an organization or society.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stationnoun

    the act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture

  2. Stationnoun

    a state of standing or rest; equilibrium

  3. Stationnoun

    the spot or place where anything stands, especially where a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel

  4. Stationnoun

    a regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand, for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel, moving freight, etc

  5. Stationnoun

    the headquarters of the police force of any precinct

  6. Stationnoun

    the place at which an instrument is planted, or observations are made, as in surveying

  7. Stationnoun

    the particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat

  8. Stationnoun

    a place to which ships may resort, and where they may anchor safely

  9. Stationnoun

    a place or region to which a government ship or fleet is assigned for duty

  10. Stationnoun

    a place calculated for the rendezvous of troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot well adapted for offensive measures. Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.)

  11. Stationnoun

    an enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc

  12. Stationnoun

    post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment

  13. Stationnoun

    situation; position; location

  14. Stationnoun

    state; rank; condition of life; social status

  15. Stationnoun

    the 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

  16. Stationnoun

    a church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers

  17. Stationnoun

    one of the places at which ecclesiastical processions pause for the performance of an act of devotion; formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those representations of the successive stages of our Lord's passion which are often placed round the naves of large churches and by the side of the way leading to sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in rotation, stated services being performed at each; -- called also Station of the cross

  18. Stationverb

    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

Wikidata

  1. Station

    Station is the second full-length album by the instrumental rock band Russian Circles, and was released on May 6, 2008. This is the band's second release and first with their new label, Suicide Squeeze.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Station

    stā′shun, n. the place where a person or thing stands: post assigned: position: office: situation: occupation, business: state: rank: condition in life: the place where railway trains come to a stand in order to take up and set down passengers and goods, the buildings erected at such a place for railway business: a regular stopping-place: a stock farm in Australia: a district or branch police-office: the place in India where the group of English officials or the officers of a garrison reside: a recess in a mine-shaft or passage for a pumping-machine: (pl.) in R.C. usage, applied to certain places of reputed sanctity, appointed to be visited as places of prayer, any one of the fourteen (fifteen, or even eleven) images or pictures ranged round a church, starting from one side of the high altar and ending at the other, representing the several stages of the Passion—the whole series the Way of Calvary.—v.t. to assign a station to: to set: to appoint to a post, place, or office.—adj. Stā′tional.—n. Stā′tionariness.—adj. Stā′tionary, pertaining to a station: standing: fixed: settled: acting from, or in, a fixed position (as an engine): not progressing or retrogressing: not improving.—n. Stā′tioner, one who sells paper and other articles used in writing.—adj. Stā′tionery, belonging to a stationer.—n. the articles sold by a stationer.—ns. Stā′tion-house, a temporary place of arrest; Stā′tion-mas′ter, one who has charge of a station, esp. on a railway.—Stationers' Hall, the hall in London belonging to the Company of the Stationers, who enjoyed until the passing of the Copyright Act in 1842 an absolute monopoly of printing and publishing; Stationery Office, an office in London for providing books, stationery, &c. to the government offices at home and abroad, and for making contracts for the printing of government reports and other public papers. [Fr.,—L. statiostāre, to stand.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. station

    The allotted places of the duties of each person on board. In most merchantmen the cry of "Every man to his station, and the cook to the fore-sheet," is calling the hands and the idlers.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. station

    To place; to set; or to appoint to the occupation of a post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right or left of an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. STATION

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Station is ranked #113155 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Station surname appeared 155 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Station.

    53.5% or 83 total occurrences were Black.
    34.1% or 53 total occurrences were White.
    9% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Station' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1045

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Station' in Written Corpus Frequency: #910

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Station' in Nouns Frequency: #310

How to pronounce Station?

How to say Station in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Station in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Station in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Station in a Sentence

  1. Phil Twist:

    It is entirely practical to put these anywhere that you might put a base station, for example, you can actually put the processing right to the edge (of the network).

  2. Scott Kelly:

    The space station is a magical place.

  3. Michael Moritz:

    Obsessives, those who can not imagine doing anything else with their lives, always find their work more fulfilling than those who find themselves in a profession because it was expected of them or because they did not have a calling that tugged at their emotions, for people like Sir Alex Ferguson, who are obsessed by a pursuit, there is no separation between life and work … It is much easier to endure all the setbacks, reversals and frustrations of management when you deeply enjoy your work. Related : Seth Godin on the Practical Way to Pursue Your Passion( It Does Exist) Obsession is key to overcoming the inevitable setbacks and frustration that come with entrepreneurship. Passion is necessary, but it’s not enough. For example, I once interviewed Chris Gardner, Chris Gardner who Will Smith played in the movie, The Pursuit of Happyness. Chris Gardner was homeless, living with Chris Gardner young son in the bathroom of a train station while pursuing a career as a stock broker. Chris Gardner passed the exam to become a broker, launched Chris Gardner career and became a multi-millionaire. When I asked Chris Gardner for the secret to success, Chris Gardner said.

  4. Vincent Paterno:

    What's up TikTok, just wanted to come on here and let all you know, [I]f you have a Joe Biden, Kamala f---ing camel toe (flag) posted up – Black Lives Matter – I will not deliver your s---. I will not deliver your s---. I will bring that back to the station. And I’ll keep doing that s---. Have a good day.

  5. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

    We planned to sign documents on a number of projects in the chemicals sector and power station construction for a total sum of more than $18 billion. These documents have just been signed, japanese companies have now gained one more big business opportunity. And I will be happy if President Berdymukhamedov assists the implementation of these projects.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

Station#1#1307#10000

Translations for Station

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for Station »

Translation

Find a translation for the Station definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Station." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/Station>.

Discuss these Station definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for Station? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
    A scarper
    B abduct
    C rumpus
    D famish

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for Station: