station
∞
3.0
- noun
- /ˈsteɪʃən/
- The only problem is you have to be at your duty station for one year.
- border guard station
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- They can reach every switch and button from where they're sitting at their station, buckled in.
- The other base was the RAF satellite station.
Examples
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Auxiliary soldiers drawn from across the Empire prepare to defend their stations, their families and their lives.
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Report to your stations immediately.
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All right, I'm gonna have to ask you to come into the station...
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OFFICER: If you're referring to the husband he's at the station giving a statement.
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The soldiers were instructed to remain at their duty station until further notice.
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Each officer must report to their designated station at dawn.
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During the emergency drill, all personnel were assigned to different stations around the facility.
Synonyms
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2.2
A place where soldiers or an organization live and work
560
3.1
A job or position in an organization where someone works
131
3.9
A large place built in space where people live and work for science
41
6.8
A group of soldiers and the fort where they are based
22
1.3
A building where firefighters and fire engines stay and go to fires
21
3.8
A building where police officers work and keep people they arrest
19
3.7
A base or group of buildings where soldiers live and work
5
4.9
A small building at an entrance where guards stay and sometimes keep prisoners
4
4.2
A place where soldiers live and work to defend an area
3
4.2
A military base where planes are kept, fixed, and flown
1
4.7
A place where soldiers stay to fight or defend
A room where soldiers stay while on duty to rest or wait
A place on land that gives support and repairs to navy ships
Compounds
180
1.3
A place that makes and sends shows you hear on radio or online, like news and music
- Specialized
131
3.9
A large place built in space where people live and work for science
- Specialized
15
7.1
A place often on a ship where sailors or soldiers go to prepare for fighting
- Specialized
11
2.7
A place with instruments and people who measure and record the weather
- Specialized
7
3.7
A device that picks up and sends a signal to make it stronger or reach farther
- Specialized
5
3.2
A building with machines that move water or sewage to other places
1
3.7
A portable rechargeable battery that gives electricity to devices when there is no power
- Specialized
1
4.4
A place where people watch and record weather, animals, or stars
- Specialized
A place with equipment that makes weak communication signals stronger
- Specialized
A computer terminal connected to a system over a network, not directly
A place in another country where church workers live to teach and help local people
An image in a church showing a part of Jesus's final journey to the place where he died
How Important
Surface Forms
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.