station

station is on the Basic English 850 List.

statement - station - steam

station is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

state - station - stay

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈsteɪʃən/

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Noun

Singular station

Plural stations

1. (countable) A station is a place where many trains or buses stop and people buy tickets and get on.
   • Synonym: terminal
2. (countable) A station is a place where a person stays in one place and works.
   • Synonym: terminal

Related words

• fire station
• stational
• stationer
• stationmaster
• terminal

Verb

Plain form station

Third-person singular stations

Past tense stationed

Past participle stationed

Present participle stationing

1. If you station someone, you place them to do a task.