station
A stopping placeA stopping place.: A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
» The station is two miles away.
Der Bahnhof ist zwei Meilen entfernt.
Станция в трёх километрах отсюда.
Станция в двух милях отсюда.
Станція знаходиться у двох мілях звідси.
Станція знаходиться у трьох кілометрах звідси.
Meaning
25 sensesA stopping place.
A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
The next station is Esperanza.
A ground transportation depot.
It's right across from the bus station.
A place where one stands or stays or is assigned to stand or stay.
From my station at the front door, I greeted every visitor.
All ships are on station, Admiral.
местоположе́ниеmestopoložénije, пунктpunkt, пози́цияpozícija
the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
A place where some object is provided.
Collect a knife and fork from the cutlery station on the way to your table.
(US)A gas station, service station.
the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station
A place where workers are stationed.
An official building from which police or firefighters operate.
The police station is opposite the fire station.
A place where one performs a task or where one is on call to perform a task.
The waitress was at her station preparing three checks.
The station is part of a group of stations run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
A military base.
She had a boyfriend at the station.
ба́заbáza
ба́заbáza
A place used for broadcasting radio or television; the broadcasting entity itself.
I used to work at a radio station.
I used to listen to that radio station.
ста́нцияstáncija, ста́нцияstáncija, кана́лkanál
ста́нціяstáncija
A device communicating over a network; a host.
An Econet network is made up of a number of stations.
(Australia, New Zealand)A very large sheep or cattle farm.
(historical)In British India, the place where the English officials of a district, or the officers of a garrison (not in a fortress) reside.
Examples
2820 sentencesThe station is two miles away.
Станція знаходиться у двох мілях звідси.
ruСтанция в трёх километрах отсюда.
deDer Bahnhof ist zwei Meilen entfernt.
Tom arrived late at the station.
Том приїхав на станцію запізно.
ruТом поздно приехал на станцию.
deTom kam zu spät zum Bahnhof.
We just arrived at the station.
Ми щойно прибули на станцію.
deWir sind gerade am Bahnhof angekommen.
My house is near the station.
Мій будинок знаходиться неподалік від залізничної станції.
deMein Haus liegt in der Nähe des Bahnhofs.
I joined him at the station.
Я приєднався до нього на станції.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English stacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, aFrom Middle English stacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (“standing, post, job, position”), whence also Italian stazione. Doublet of stagione. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), στάσις (stásis), Old English standan (whence English stand).
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Forms
plural: stationsSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
124 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2City and transport — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- to the station
- at the station
- the train station
- train station
- of the station
- the police station
- near the station
- the station at
- from the station
- the station to
- the next station
- station to see