station

sta|tion1 [ `steıʃn ] noun count ***

▸ 1 where vehicles stop

▸ 2 where service is based

▸ 3 for radio/television

▸ 4 where someone waits to do something

▸ 5 position in society

▸ 6 small military base

▸ 7 large sheep/cattle farm

1. ) a building or place where buses, trains, or other public vehicles stop so that passengers can get on or off:

It was dark when we arrived at the station.

2. ) a building or place where a particular service or activity is based:

The police brought the suspect into the station for questioning.

Astronomers at the Salyut Research Station discovered the star.

3. ) a company that broadcasts television or radio programs:

radio/television station: Listen to your local radio station for travel information.

a ) a signal on a radio or television from a particular broadcasting company:

get/pick up a station: We can't pick up the French station.

b ) the building where a radio or television company broadcasts from:

A crowd waited outside the television station for the president to arrive.

4. ) a place or position where someone waits in order to perform a particular activity:

a feeding station

5. ) OLD-FASHIONED your position in society

a ) above your station higher than is appropriate for your position or rank:

She's getting ideas above her station even by thinking of marrying him.

6. ) a small military base:

More housing is being provided for the naval station in Everett.

7. ) a large farm in Australia or New Zealand where sheep or CATTLE are raised

station

sta|tion 2 [ `steıʃn ] verb transitive usually passive

to send someone to a particular country or place in order to do a job, especially for the military:

Ron was stationed in Germany for three years.