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station

station

78 3.0
A place where someone is sent to do duty, for example in the military
  • noun
  • /ˈsteɪʃən/
: puesto
  • The only problem is you have to be at your duty station for one year.
  • border guard station

They can reach every switch and button from where they're sitting at their station, buckled in.

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Examples

  • Auxiliary soldiers drawn from across the Empire prepare to defend their stations, their families and their lives.

  • Report to your stations immediately.

  • All right, I'm gonna have to ask you to come into the station...

  • OFFICER: If you're referring to the husband he's at the station giving a statement.

  • The soldiers were instructed to remain at their duty station until further notice.

  • Each officer must report to their designated station at dawn.

  • During the emergency drill, all personnel were assigned to different stations around the facility.

Synonyms

base
vsstation
∞ 2.2

A place where soldiers or an organization live and work

is a specific assigned duty location rather than a central headquarters
post
vsstation
289 3.1

A job or position in an organization where someone works

is more about the physical place of duty rather than the role itself
space station
vsstation
  • Specialized
131 3.9

A large place built in space where people live and work for science

is a terrestrial assigned duty place, not an extraterrestrial habitat
fire station
vsstation
28 1.3

A building where firefighters and fire engines stay and go to fires

is a general assigned duty place, not specifically for fire services
garrison
vsstation
27 6.8

A group of soldiers and the fort where they are based

focuses on the assigned place for duty rather than the group of soldiers
station house
vsstation
  • US
23 3.8

A building where police officers work and keep people they arrest

is any assigned duty place, not limited to law enforcement headquarters
20 3.7

A base or group of buildings where soldiers live and work

is any assigned duty place, not limited to large supporting facilities
air station
vsstation
10 4.2

A military base where planes are kept, fixed, and flown

is any assigned duty location, not restricted to aviation purposes
guardhouse
vsstation
5 4.9

A small building at an entrance where guards stay and sometimes keep prisoners

is a broader duty location and not limited to small entrance buildings
military post
vsstation
4 4.2

A place where soldiers live and work to defend an area

is the general location for assigned duty, not only organized military units
military position
vsstation
3 4.7

A place where soldiers stay to fight or defend

is about assigned duty locations generally, not only tactical positions
guardroom
vsstation
  • Jargon
1 5.3

A room where soldiers stay while on duty to rest or wait

covers assigned duty sites generally, not only indoor resting areas
shore station
vsstation
  • Jargon
1 6.7

A place on land that gives support and repairs to navy ships

is any assigned duty place, not only those supporting naval operations

Compounds

232 1.0

A place where people buy fuel for cars and small items

189 1.0

A building where police work, hold arrested people, and take crime reports

177 1.3

A place that makes and sends shows you hear on radio or online, like news and music

space station
  • Specialized
131 3.9

A large place built in space where people live and work for science

96 1.0

A place where trains stop for people and goods to get on and off

66 1.0

A place where buses stop and people wait to get on or off

61 1.4

A company that makes and broadcasts TV programs for people to watch

55 2.9

A car with a long back and extra space for luggage

A company that makes and sends video programs for people to watch at home

31 3.2

A building where electricity is made for a town or area

28 1.3

A building where firefighters and fire engines stay and go to fires

25 1.4

A place where underground trains stop to let people on and off

23 3.8

A building where police officers work and keep people they arrest

battle station
  • Specialized
21 7.1

A place often on a ship where sailors or soldiers go to prepare for fighting

19 2.4

A place where people go to vote in an election

A place where people fill cars with fuel and get small repairs

weather station
  • Specialized
13 2.7

A place with instruments and people who measure and record the weather

10 1.3

A place where trains stop to pick up and drop off people and goods

10 4.2

A military base where planes are kept, fixed, and flown

relay station
  • Specialized
8 3.7

A device that picks up and sends a signal to make it stronger or reach farther

8 3.9

A small stop on a route where people pause before continuing

pumping station
  • Specialized
7 3.2

A building with machines that move water or sewage to other places

6 1.4

A place where people buy fuel for cars and trucks

6 1.5

A place where trains stop to pick up or drop off people and goods

aid station
  • Specialized
5 3.2

A place near a race or battle where people get first aid

A place that sends radio or TV programs to many people

3 1.0

A place where you buy petrol and fill your car

3 1.2

A place where people buy fuel for cars and other vehicles

aid station
  • Specialized
3 3.0

A place where people get food, water, and blankets after a disaster

A place that sends radio or TV programs to people

A place where people get quick medical help before hospital care

2 4.2

A person who runs a train station and helps passengers

dressing station
  • Specialized
1 5.9

A place near the front line where wounded people get first aid

comfort station
  • Archaic
1 3.2

A public toilet for people to use

A portable rechargeable battery that gives electricity to devices when there is no power

1 3.9

A machine you use to pay for parking or tickets

observation station
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A place where people watch and record weather, animals, or stars

An image in a church showing a part of Jesus's final journey to the place where he died

remote station
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A device far from the main computer that collects and sends data

1 6.6

A person's place in a community based on wealth or rank

A building on a hill or tower where people watch for danger

coaling station
  • Archaic
1 7.4

A port where ships take on coal for fuel

shore station
  • Jargon
1 6.7

A place on land that gives support and repairs to navy ships

A place in another country where church workers live to teach and help local people

sampling station
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A place where people collect air or water samples to test

1 2.6

A place where long-distance buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers

1 4.5

A marked place where buses or trains stop to pick up and drop off passengers

1 7.6

A police sergeant who is in charge of a station during a shift

booster station
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A place with equipment that makes weak communication signals stronger

A person who works at a power station and keeps the machines running

link-attached station
  • Specialized
7.4

A computer terminal connected to a system over a network, not directly

pay-station
  • Archaic
5.2

A public telephone you use by putting coins in it

How Important

headquarters
399 3.0
base
∞ 2.2
station
78 3.0
post
289 3.1
outpost
106 6.0

Surface Forms

station singular
stations plural

Etymology

Station comes from Latin statio, from stare 'to stand', the same root as stand. A military station is the place where soldiers are sent to 'stand' on duty, so the word means an assigned place for service.