"station" meaning in English

See station in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsteɪʃən/ Audio: en-us-station.ogg [US], en-uk-a station.ogg [UK], en-au-station.ogg [Australia] Forms: station [singular], stations [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A station is a place where many trains or buses stop and people buy tickets and get on. Synonyms: terminal
    Sense id: simple-station-en-noun-~gyuRPxZ
  2. A station is a place where a person stays in one place and works.
    Sense id: simple-station-en-noun-FqSWJgd9

Verb

IPA: /ˈsteɪʃən/ Audio: en-us-station.ogg [US], en-uk-a station.ogg [UK], en-au-station.ogg [Australia] Forms: station [canonical], stations [third-person, singular], stationed [past], stationed [past, participle], stationing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you station someone, you place them to do a task.
    Sense id: simple-station-en-verb-Q0FscQXI
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