station

sta-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (noun) A regular stopping place on a railway or bus route.

  2. 2.

    (noun) A place or building where a specified activity takes place.

  3. 3.

    (noun) A company involved in broadcasting on radio or television.

  4. 4.

    (noun) A position or rank in society.

  5. 5.

    (verb) To put someone in a particular place for a purpose.

Forms

plural: stations

Related words

See also: depot, stop, terminal
Synonyms: depot, post, stop, terminal

Etymology

From Latin statiō ("a standing, post, station"), from stāre ("to stand"), from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- ("to stand"). The original meaning was a place where someone stands or is stationed.