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outstation

outstation

1 8.9
A small station far from towns used for work or official tasks
  • noun
  • /ˈaʊtˌsteɪʃən/
  • UK
translation icon : estación remota
  • During the drought, the outstation became crucial for distributing water to the nearby farms.

Examples

  • The CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, has about 25,000 employees on its staff, and that excludes all the outstations.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • When I was his age, I was manning outstations.

    Australia (2008)

  • The daily rations have stabilized at about the normal amount for outstations.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The findings underscore reports in The Australian last week revealing service delivery problems in six remote central Australian communities and two outstations, visited as part of an NT government ministerial tour.

    Blog text (18)

  • The remote outstation serves as a base for researchers studying wildlife in isolated areas.

  • She took a trip to the outstation to assist with administrative duties for the government project.

Synonyms

outpost
vsoutstation
110 6.0

A small station far from towns used for military work, research, or trade

is used mainly for administrative or operational tasks in remote areas

Surface Forms

outstation singular
outstations plural

Morphology

outstation = station (transparent) = out + station

The meaning is directly composed from 'out' + 'station' indicating a station located outward/remote, so learners can infer it from the parts. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Outstation comes from out ('outside') and station ('a place where people work or stay'), so it literally means a station 'outside' the main town. That's why an outstation is a small, remote place used for work or services far from the nearest town.