Station (Noun)
Meaning 1
A facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The police department has a new station in the downtown area that's open 24 hours a day.
- The fire station is just a block away from the school where the kids are on a field trip.
- The research station in Antarctica is run by an international team of scientists.
- The first space station was launched into orbit in the 1970s and was crewed by Soviet cosmonauts.
- The station where you buy your tickets is also where you can pick up a map of the city.
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Meaning 2
The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station".
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 3
The frequency assigned to a broadcasting station.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Meaning 4
Proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 5
(nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.