■ noun
1》 a place where passenger trains stop on a railway line, typically with platforms and buildings.
2》 a place where a specified activity or service is based: a radar ~.
↘a small military base.
↘ N. Amer. a subsidiary post office.
3》 a broadcasting company of a specified kind.
4》 the place where someone or something stands or is placed for a purpose or duty.
↘one's social rank or position.
5》 Austral./NZ a large sheep or cattle farm.
6》 Botany a site at which an interesting or rare plant grows.
■ verb assign to a ~.
Origin
ME: via OFr. from L. statio(n-) , from stare 'to stand'.