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

How to pronounce station?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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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. 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.

2. Bert Ross:

   They use one credit card and they pump three times for $75. And then they would go to another gas station and do the same thing.

3. Christiana Figueres:

   Paris is not the final destination. It is, if anything, the departing station.

4. Willy Niyamitwe:

   When the fighting was ongoing it was necessary for them to shut it off for a while, and now the radio station and national TV are both broadcasting.

5. Metropolitan Police:

   He has been taken into custody at a County Antrim police station where he will later be interviewed.

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