1. A terminal/node where trains load or unload passengers or goods
   "Commuters rushed through the busy train station during rush hour";
   - railway station [Brit, Cdn], railroad station [N. Amer], railroad terminal [N. Amer], train station, train depot
    
2. 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"
    
3. A station equipped to broadcast radio or television programs
   "The local broadcasting station covered the breaking news story";
   - broadcasting station, broadcast station
    
4. The frequency assigned to a broadcasting station
   "He tuned the radio to his favourite station"
    
5. Proper or designated social situation
   "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station";
   - place
    
6. The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
   "a sentry station";
   - post
    
7. (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
   "The naval vessel returned to its station in the Pacific"
    
8. [Austral, NZ] Large farm for cattle or sheep
   "He worked as a jackaroo on a massive cattle station in the Outback"

1. Assign to a particular location
   "The guards were stationed at every entrance";
   - post, send, place

Derived forms: stations, stationing, stationed

Type of: depot, displace, facility, installation, move, place, position, radio, radio frequency, rank, social rank, social station, social status, terminal, terminus

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