station

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noun

1 place where trains/buses stop

ADJECTIVE

▪ rail, railroad (AmE), railway (BrE), train

▪ bus, coach (BrE)

▪ metro, subway (AmE), tube (BrE), underground (BrE)

▪ next

▪ We get off at the next station.

VERB + STATION

▪ get to, go to

▪ We got to the station just as the train was pulling out.

▪ leave

▪ The bus leaves the station at 09.00 hours.

▪ arrive at

▪ The train arrived at Pisa station twenty minutes late.

STATION + NOUN

▪ building

▪ platform

▪ car park (BrE), parking lot (AmE)

▪ agent (AmE), manager (BrE), master (usually stationmaster) (BrE, old-fashioned), staff

PREPOSITION

▪ at a/the station

▪ He got off at the same station.

▪ We waited for him at the bus station.

▪ in a/the station

▪ There's a newspaper kiosk in the station.

2 radio/television company

ADJECTIVE

▪ radio, television, TV

▪ foreign, local

▪ digital, FM, pirate

▪ a digital radio station

▪ cable, satellite

▪ commercial

▪ news

VERB + STATION

▪ get, pick up, tune in to, tune to

▪ I can pick up a lot of foreign stations on this radio.

▪ listen to

▪ operate, run

STATION + VERB

▪ air sth, broadcast sth, play sth

▪ The station airs 14 hours of local news per week.

STATION + NOUN

▪ manager (esp. AmE)

3 place/building where service is organized

ADJECTIVE

▪ ambulance (esp. BrE), fire, lifeboat (BrE), police

▪ polling

▪ I went into a polling station and cast my vote.

▪ power

▪ filling, gas (AmE), petrol (BrE), service

▪ service (BrE), way (often figurative, esp. AmE)

▪ We stopped for a break at a motorway service station.

▪ The UK post was a way station to retirement.

▪ earth, space

▪ radar, tracking, weather

VERB + STATION

▪ operate, run

▪ close, open

STATION + NOUN

▪ house (AmE)

▪ The police led me into the station house.

▪ forecourt (BrE)

▪ a petrol station forecourt

▪ attendant, manager, owner

▪ a petrol station attendant (BrE)

▪ a gas station attendant (AmE)

▪ chief (AmE)

▪ the CIA station chief in Vietnam

▪ commander, officer (both esp. BrE)

▪ The meeting had to be abandoned after local fire station officer, Dave Temple, was called away to a fire.

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verb

Station is used with these nouns as the object: ↑guard, ↑troops

Synonyms:

Place, position, post, location, situation / Office, function, business, employment, sphere of duty, occupation / Rank, standing, character, state, degree, condition, status / Station-house, railway station, depot, Place, locate, post, fix, establish, set

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station — [ stasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • fin XIIe; lat. statio, de stare « se tenir debout, s arrêter » I ♦ 1 ♦ Fait de s arrêter au cours d un déplacement. ⇒ arrêt, halte, pause. Une brève station. « on fit station devant une armoire vitrée où s étalaient des bijoux … Encyclopédie Universelle
Station — Sta tion (st[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture. [R.] [1913 Webster] A station like the herald, Mercury. Shak. [1913 Webster] Their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
station — UK US /ˈsteɪʃən/ noun [C] ► WORKPLACE the place or desk where someone does their work: »The guard was away from his station when the alarm sounded. »You will usually find the receptionist at her station in the lobby. ► TRANSPORT a place where… … Financial and business terms
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station — [stā′shən] n. [ME stacioun < OFr station < L statio, a standing, post, station < status, pp. of stare, to STAND] 1. the place where a person or thing stands or is located, esp. an assigned post, position, or location; specif., a) the… … English World dictionary
Station — Sf std. (15. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. statio ( ōnis), eigentlich Stehen, Stand , zu l. stāre stehen . In der Bedeutung Bahnhof ist das Wort übernommen aus dem Postwesen. Adjektiv: stationär; Verb: stationieren. Ebenso nndl. station, ne … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
station — Station. s. f. Pause, demeure de peu de durée qu on fait en un lieu pour se reposer. Faisons là une station. Station, se dit aussi, Des Eglises, Chapelles, & Autels marquez, & ordonnez, pour y faire certaines prieres, pour y gagner les… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Station — Sta tion (st[=a] sh[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stationed} ( sh[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stationing}.] To place; to set; to appoint or assign to the occupation of a post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right of an army; to station … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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