ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Station

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsteɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Station is a noun meaning A stopping place.

Meaning

A stopping place.

More Meanings

  1. A place where workers are stationed.
  2. (Christianity) Any of the Stations of the Cross.
  3. (Christianity) A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.
  4. Standing; rank; position.
  5. (Newfoundland) A harbour or cove with a foreshore suitable for a facility to support nearby fishing.
  6. (surveying) Any of a sequence of equally spaced points along a path.
  7. (Christianity) The Roman Catholic fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion.

Example Sentences

I was stationed on the pier.
She had ambitions beyond her station.
And they in France of the best rank and station
The greater part have kept, I see, / Their station.

Word Forms

Synonyms for station

Depending on context, synonyms include channel, sta, stn, base, farm, ranch.

Antonyms for station

Common opposites include displace, remove.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include place, send, post, base, railroad, railway.

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