STATION

I. noun see: stand Date: 14th century 1. the place or position in which something or someone stands or is assigned to stand or remain, any of the places in a manufacturing operation at which one part of the work is done, equipment used usually by one person for performing a particular job, the act or manner of standing ; posture , a stopping place: as, a. a regular stopping place in a transportation route , the building connected with such a stopping place ; depot 3, one of the ~s of the cross, 4. a post or sphere of duty or occupation, a stock farm or ranch especially of Australia or New Zealand, standing , rank , a place for specialized observation and study of scientific phenomena , a place established to provide a public service: as, a. fire ~ , police ~ , a branch post office, gas ~ , 9. a complete assemblage of radio or television equipment for transmitting or receiving, the place in which such a ~ is located, II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1742 to assign to or set in a ~ or position ; post