"misstation" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misstations [present, singular, third-person], misstationing [participle, present], misstationed [participle, past], misstationed [past]
Etymology: mis- + station Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|station}} mis- + station Head templates: {{en-verb}} misstation (third-person singular simple present misstations, present participle misstationing, simple past and past participle misstationed)
  1. To station improperly.
    Sense id: en-misstation-en-verb-TpKew426 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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