station

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈsteɪʃən/

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Noun

Singular station

Plural stations

A railway (train) station in Copenhagen, Denmark

1. (countable) A station is a place where many trains or buses stop and people buy tickets and get on.
   • Synonym: terminal
2. (countable) A station is a place where a person stays in one place and works.

Related words

• fire station

Verb

Plain form station

Third-person singular stations

Past tense stationed

Past participle stationed

Present participle stationing

1. If you station someone, you place them to do a task.