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sta·tion / ˈstāshən/ • n. 1. a regular stopping place on a public transportation route, esp. one on a railroad line with a platform and often one or more buildings. 2. a place or building where a specified activity or service is based: a research station in the rain forest coastal radar stations. ∎  a small military base, esp. of a specified kind: a naval station. ∎  a police station. ∎  a subsidiary post office. ∎  Austral./NZ a large sheep or cattle farm. 3. a company involved in broadcasting of a specified kind: a radio station. 4. the place where someone or something stands or is placed on military or other duty: the lookout resumed his station in the bow. ∎ dated one's social rank or position: Karen was getting ideas above her station. 5. Bot. a particular site at which an interesting or rare plant grows. 6. short for Station of the Cross. • v. [tr.] put in or assign to a specified place for a particular purpose, esp. a military one: troops were stationed in the town a young girl had stationed herself by the door.

station in spec. or occas. use (e.g., to render the L. word), place assigned or prescribed for some (religious) observance XIV; †act of a play XVI; act of standing (now techn.); standing-place, position; stopping-place (of a conveyance). — (O)F. — L. statiō, -ōn-, f. *stā- STAND.
Hence, or — F. stationner, station vb. XVIII. stationary XV. — L. statiōnārius. stationer (-ER2) †(hist.) bookseller, †publisher XVI; tradesman who sells writing materials (at one time part of the stock-in-trade of a bookseller) XVII. — medL. statiōnārius tradesman having a regular ‘station’ or shop (i.e., not itinerant), whence stationery articles sold by a stationer, writing materials. XVIII.

station n.
1. a small military base, especially of a specified kind: a naval station.

2. the place where someone or something stands or is placed on military or other duty: the lookout resumed his station in the bow.

3. a place or building where a specified activity or service is based: coastal radar stations.
v. put in or assign to a specified place for a particular purpose, especially a military one: troops were stationed in the town.

station.
1. Stages of the Passion, often placed around the walls of a church or in the cloister, sculpted, painted, etc., usually 14 in number.

2. Stock farm.

3. Fixed stopping-place, e.g. railway station, so the buildings of such a station.

4. Local office, depot, or headquarters for a specific purpose, e.g. fire station, police station, ambulance station, etc.

5. Place of assembly.

station in a communication network. Another name for node.

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