(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a building by a railway line where trains stop so that people can get on or off.
Ingrid went with him to the railway ~ to see him off...
N-COUNT: oft n N
2.
A bus ~ is a building, usually in a town or city, where buses stop, usually for a while, so that people can get on or off.
N-COUNT: n N
3.
If you talk about a particular radio or television ~, you are referring to the programmes broadcast by a particular radio or television company.
...an independent local radio ~...
It claims to be the most popular television ~ in the UK.
N-COUNT: oft n N
4.
If soldiers or officials are ~ed in a place, they are sent there to do a job or to work for a period of time.
Reports from the capital, Lome, say troops are ~ed on the streets...
V-PASSIVE: be V-ed prep/adv
5.
If you ~ yourself somewhere, you go there and wait, usually for a particular purpose. (FORMAL)
The musicians ~ed themselves quickly on either side of the stairs...
= position
VERB: V pron-refl prep/adv
6.
see also fire ~ , gas ~ , petrol ~ , police ~ , power ~ , service ~ , space ~ , way ~