STATION


Meaning of STATION in English

(~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 ~

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