Meaning

25 senses
  1. A stopping place.

    A regular stopping place for ground transportation.

    The next station is Esperanza.

  2. A ground transportation depot.

    It's right across from the bus station.

  3. 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

  4. A place where some object is provided.

    Collect a knife and fork from the cutlery station on the way to your table.

  5. (US)A gas station, service station.

    the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station

  6. A place where workers are stationed.

    An official building from which police or firefighters operate.

    The police station is opposite the fire station.

  7. 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.

  8. A military base.

    She had a boyfriend at the station.

    ба́заbáza

    ба́заbáza

  9. 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

  10. A device communicating over a network; a host.

    An Econet network is made up of a number of stations.

  11. (Australia, New Zealand)A very large sheep or cattle farm.

  12. (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 sentences
  1. The station is two miles away.

    Станція знаходиться у двох мілях звідси.

    ruСтанция в трёх километрах отсюда.

    deDer Bahnhof ist zwei Meilen entfernt.

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  2. Tom arrived late at the station.

    Том приїхав на станцію запізно.

    ruТом поздно приехал на станцию.

    deTom kam zu spät zum Bahnhof.

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  3. We just arrived at the station.

    Ми щойно прибули на станцію.

    deWir sind gerade am Bahnhof angekommen.

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  4. My house is near the station.

    Мій будинок знаходиться неподалік від залізничної станції.

    deMein Haus liegt in der Nähe des Bahnhofs.

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  5. I joined him at the station.

    Я приєднався до нього на станції.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
place where a vehicle may stop:
military base:
Русский
By meaning 4
place where a vehicle may stop:
place where one stands or stays:
military base:
broadcasting entity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
place where a vehicle may stop:

Origin

From Middle English stacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, a

From 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: stations
Singularstation
Pluralstations

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
military base:baseA2military base
broadcasting entity; that broadcasts television:channelB1
large sheep or cattle farm:farmA1ranch
ground transport depot:stastn
Close in meaning
  • the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand:post
  • proper or designated social situation:place

Word family

124 related words

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
station — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto