weather station
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈwɛðər ˈsteɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
estación meteorológica
- We have 20 automatic weather stations measuring the climate.
- automated weather station
- six weather stations
- representative weather station
And you have some other set of weather stations and you do the same thing.
- And you have some other set of weather stations and you do the same thing.
- So you have to account for these by cross checking the weather stations in, in, in certain areas.
- So he wanted to show that he could be a loyal German and he ran a weather station in Belgium.
- And so by comparing your data with this short time series of data from the weather station, you should be able to do a good analysis of both of those issues.
Examples
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Ambient air temperatures and rainfall were recorded by a weather station within 2.7 km of the composting site.
Academic text (1996) -
The tri-county weather station... reports a fog bank moving southeast along the coast.
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And you have some other set of weather stations and you do the same thing.
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I'm connecting you to a local weather station.
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There simply were not enough weather stations over the North Atlantic to provide sufficient data.
Academic text (1994) -
For example, a vast network of weather stations across the globe has proven vital in detecting global climate change.
Academic text (2012) -
Precipitation is measured by weather stations operated by various governmental agencies.
Academic text (1996) -
Mark goes to check the weather station to see if more snow is on the way.
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The Associated Press looked at weather station data across the lower 48 states.
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We examined records from ten weather stations surrounding our study area.
Synonyms
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4.4
A place where people watch and record weather, animals, or stars
A place with instruments that records weather data
A ship at sea that collects and sends weather information
How Extensive
- Specialized
4
3.5
- Specialized
1
3.2
- Specialized
11
2.7
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a place equipped to observe and record meteorological conditions' is directly derived from combining 'weather' (state of the atmosphere) with 'station' (a place or building with staff/services). This straightforward noun + noun composition is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun weather station comes from the simple image of a fixed station, a small building or tower where instruments and people watch and measure weather like wind, rain and temperature. So, it means 'a place that watches and measures the weather'.