Definitions for Station
ˈsteɪ ʃənSta·tion

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stationnoun

   The fact of standing still; motionlessness, stasis.

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

2. stationnoun

   A stopping place

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

3. stationnoun

   A regular stopping place for ground transportation.

   The next station is Esperanza.

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

4. stationnoun

   A ground transportation depot.

   It's right across from the bus station.

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

5. stationnoun

   One of the Stations of the Cross.

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

6. stationnoun

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

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

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.

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

8. stationnoun

   Standing; rank; position.

   She had ambitions beyond her station.

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

9. stationnoun

   A military base.

   She had a boyfriend at the station.

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

10. stationverb

    To put in place to perform a task.

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

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

11. stationverb

    To put in place to perform military duty.

    They stationed me overseas just as fighting broke out.

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

12. stationnoun

    A place used for broadcasting radio or television.

    I used to work at a radio station.

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

13. stationnoun

    A broadcasting entity.

    I used to listen to that radio station.

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

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)

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

15. stationnoun

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

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

16. stationnoun

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

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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. statio—stāre, to stand.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Facility
   • Navy
   • Position
   • Social Station

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

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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. Vande Hei:

   We'll be inquarantine, we'll get monitored very frequently to make sure that we're staying healthy. And then,we'll have time to exercise, relax, walk around outside. I'm going to try to make sure I spend as much time outside as possible while I still have the chance. And, just make sure I have everything in order before we go, in addition to that, we will also review a lot of the procedures that we'll be using to actually get to the space station. We'll do those pretty frequently.

2. Sarah Sanders:

   Waters yelled at a cadre of reporters outside the Speaker’s Lobby who were asking her about her comments. She also refused to answer questions about whether her remarks are bad for her party. Waters has faced bipartisan criticism for her weekend comments to a crowd of supporters in Los Angeles. After White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen were pressured to leave restaurants last week amid the backlash over family separations at the border, Waters had urged the crowd to keep up the pressure. If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them, and you tell them they're not welcome anymore, anywhere.

3. Javier Sanchez:

   We are finally at the point where we’re going to install our first baby box in the Española Fire Station and we are thrilled about that, we’re getting more awareness about what the reality is out there in the world.

4. Ken Martin:

   A person familiar with the investigation confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday the boy was decapitated. Paul Oberhauser told local television station KCTV Paul Oberhauser shoulder restraint busted loose on Paul Oberhauser Verruckt raft July 26. The Nebraska man said The Nebraska man just held on, and a video shot by The Nebraska man wife shows the strap loose at the ride's end. Paul Oberhauser said Paul Oberhauser reported the matter to park workers. Kenneth Conrad, Kenneth Conrad, told WDAF-TV that during Kenneth Conrad trip down the waterslide last year with a friend, the friend's shoulder strap came completely off. Conrad's wife snapped a photo at the end of the ride showing the strap missing, and Kenneth Conrad didn't file a complaint with the park. The park's spokeswoman didn't return messages Tuesday from The Associated Press seeking comment on the claims. In a statement, she said a limited portion of the park will reopen at midday Wednesday. Riders sit in multi-person rafts that begin with the steep drop, followed by a surge up a second hill before a 50-foot descent to a finishing pool. Along the way, riders clutch ropes along the inside of the raft. In early tests, rafts carrying sandbags flew off the slide, prompting engineers to tear down half of the ride and reconfigure some angles. A promotional video about building the slide includes footage of two men riding a raft down a half-size test model and going slightly airborne as it crests the top of the first big hill. Caleb Schwab was in a raft with two adults who were not related to Caleb Schwab when Caleb Schwab was killed on the slide, certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s tallest. The other two were treated for facial injuries. Police were investigating the death as a criminal case although police spokesman Cameron Morgan said Tuesday that designation did not mean they suspect foul play. Jon Rust, a professor of textile engineering at North Carolina State University, said the material used on the straps, commonly called hook and loop, isn't designed to keep a person in the seat. It also can get old and degrade with use. It's got to be used in a safe manner, and that doesn't include stopping someone's fall or preventing someone's ejection, Jon Rust said. Ken Martin, Ken Martin, questioned whether the straps were appropriate for what Ken Martin called nothing more than a roller coaster with water. Although Ken Martin has not seen or ridden Verruckt, Martin said a more solid restraint system that fits over the body - similar to those used in roller coasters - may have been better. I think we have a serious issue with the restraint system. Period.

5. Jeff Williams:

   I feel very ready to be going back to the space station.

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