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station

sta·tion

UK/ˈsteɪʃən/ US/(ɪ)ʂʈeːʃən/ very common slang us
noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

  • “he started looking for a gas station”
  • “the train pulled into the station”
2.

proper or designated social situation

  • “he overstepped his place”
  • “the responsibilities of a man in his station”
  • “married above her station”
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3.

(nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty

4.

the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

  • “a soldier manned the entrance post”
  • “a sentry station”
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Origin

From Middle English stacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (“standing, post, job, position”), whence also Italian stazione. Doublet of stagione. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), στάσις (stásis), Old English standan (whence English stand).

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