aid station
1
3.0
- noun
- /eɪd ˈsteɪʃən/
- Specialized
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centro de ayuda
- This is the only solar truck Greenpeace has in the United States, though, and it's only able to power one aid station.
Examples
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After the disaster, the team quickly established an aid station to help the survivors with food and blankets.
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SOLDIER: And the people going to Wilson Plaza aid station?
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Naegele is the sergeant who has been with our medical group far longer than any of us and who would always go with me into the village to treat those villagers who wait for us each week outside the first aid station.
Fiction book (2000) -
Still, Corcoran said, none of that is as unnerving psychologically as the marathon he once ran in the Poconos, where there were constant hills, no spectators, and, for much of the race, not even any aid stations, just a state trooper stationed every few miles.
Blog text (24) -
The volunteers set up an aid station to distribute food and water to those affected by the flooding.
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During the earthquake, many families relied on the local aid station for essential supplies.
How Big
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3.5
- Specialized
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3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a place where essential supplies and basic services are distributed' is directly derivable from combining 'aid' (assistance) with 'station' (a staffed place for services). This noun–noun composition is a productive, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Aid station literally means a small station where people get aid, such as food, water, and blankets, so picture a tent or table where survivors line up for help. That's why it means 'a place for disaster relief and basic services'.