station

I. sta‧tion¹ S1 W1 /ˈsteɪʃən/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Latin statio 'place for standing or stopping', from stare 'to stand']
1. TRAIN/BUS [countable] a place where trains or buses regularly stop so that passengers can get on and off, goods can be loaded etc, or the buildings at such a place ⇨ terminus:
I want to get off at the next station.
Grand Central Station
Is there a waiting room in the station?
train station/railway station British English
the city bus station
2. CENTRE FOR A SERVICE OR ACTIVITY [countable] a building or place that is a centre for a particular kind of service or activity:
a police station
a fire station
petrol station British English gas station American English (=where petrol is sold)
polling station (=where you vote in an election)
an Antarctic research station ⇨ ↑action stations
3. RADIO/TV [countable] an organization which makes television or radio broadcasts, or the building where this is done:
New York jazz station WBGO
a local TV station
4. SOCIAL RANK [countable] old-fashioned your position in society:
Karen was definitely getting ideas above her station (=higher than her social rank).
5. POSITION [countable] formal a place where someone stands or sits in order to be ready to do something quickly if needed:
You’re not to leave your station unless told.
6. FARM [countable] a large sheep or cattle farm in Australia or New Zealand
7. ARMY/NAVY [countable] a small military establishment:
an isolated naval station
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ station a place where trains or buses regularly stop: The town has its own railway station. | Paddington Station in west London | the bus station
▪ terminus the station or stop at the end of a railway or bus line: We’ve arranged to meet her at the Victoria bus terminus. | the railway terminus in central Calcutta
▪ track [usually plural] the metal lines along which trains travel. This is sometimes used in American English to say which part of a station a train will leave from: The passenger train, traveling at 120 mph, careered off the tracks.
▪ platform the raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off a train in a station – used especially to say which part of a station a train will leave from: Trains for Oxford leave from Platform 2.
▪ ticket office (also booking office British English) the place at a station where tickets are sold: You can buy rail tickets online or at the ticket office.
▪ departures board British English (also departure board American English) a board saying when and from which part of a station each train will leave: The departures board said that the train was ten minutes late.

station house

ˈstation ˌhouse BrE AmE noun [countable] American English old-fashioned
the local office of the police in a town, part of a city etc SYN police station

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

station

sta·tion [station stations stationed stationing] noun, verb [ˈsteɪʃn] [ˈsteɪʃn]

noun

FOR TRAINS/BUSES
1. a place where trains stop so that passengers can get on and off; the buildings connected with this
• I get off at the next station.
• the main station
• Penn Station
• a train station
• (BrE also) a railway station
• (BrE) a tube/an underground station

• (NAmE) a subway station

2. (usually in compounds) a place where buses stop; the buildings connected with this
• a bus/coach station In Britain, the word station on its own usually refers to the train station
• Can you tell me the way to the station? In the US it is usual to say which station you are talking about
• the train station

• the Greyhound Bus station

FOR WORK/SERVICE

3. (usually in compounds) a place or building where a service is organized and provided or a special type of work is done
• a police station
• (BrE) a petrol station
• (NAmE) a gas station
• an agricultural research station
• a pollution monitoring station

compare space station

RADIO/TV COMPANY

4. (often in compounds) a radio or television company and the programmes it broadcasts
• a local radio/TV station

• He tuned to another station.

SOCIAL POSITION

5. (old-fashioned or formal) your social position

• She was definitely getting ideas above her station.

POSITION

6. a place where sb has to wait and watch or be ready to do work if needed
• You are not to leave your station without permission.

see also docking station

LARGE FARM

7. (usually in compounds) a large sheep or cattle farm in Australia or New Zealand

FOR ARMY/NAVY
8. a small base for the army or navy; the people living in it
• a naval station
see also action stations, see panic stations at panic _n.
Word Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): via Old French from Latin statio(n-), from stare ‘to stand’. Early use referred generally to “position”, especially ‘position in life, status’, and specifically, in ecclesiastical use, to ‘a holy place of pilgrimage (visited as one of a group)’. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
Thesaurus:
station noun
1. C
• Get off at the next station.
stop • • bus stop • • terminus • • terminal • • destination • |AmE depot •
a rail/railway/railroad station/terminus/terminal
a train station/terminus/depot
a bus station/terminus/terminal/depot
arrive at the station/stop/bus stop/terminal/your destination
2. C (often in compounds)
• a local radio/TV station
channel • • network • |technical frequency •
a television station/channel/network
a radio station/network/frequency
tune to a station/channel/frequency
Example Bank:
• I can pick up a lot of foreign stations on this radio.
• I went into a polling station and cast my vote.
• The UK post was a way station to retirement.
• The bus leaves the station at 09.00 hours.
• The meeting had to be abandoned after local fire station officer, Dave Temple, was called away to a fire.
• The police led me into the station house.
• The station airs 14 hours of local news per week.
• The train arrived at Oxford Station twenty minutes late.
• There's a newspaper kiosk in the station.
• We get off at the next station.
• We got to the station just as the train was pulling out.
• We stopped for a break at a motorway service station.
• We waited for him at the bus station.
• a digital radio station
• a gas station attendant
• the CIA station chief in Vietnam
• I bought a newspaper at the bus station.
• I'll get a coffee at the station.
• I'll give you a lift to the station.
• I'm getting off at the next station.
• Temple is the name of both a London tube station and a Paris metro station.
• The train left the station on time.
• The train was just arriving at the station.
• There was an explosion in a subway station.
• They met on the station platform.
• a local radio/TV station

• the railroad/train/subway/bus station

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

station / ˈsteɪ.ʃ ə n / noun [ C ] (BUSES/TRAINS)

A1 a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on or off:

a train/rail station

a bus/coach station

UK a railway station

Our office is near the station.

We looked on our map to find the nearest underground/tube ( US subway/metro ) station.

station / ˈsteɪ.ʃ ə n / noun [ C ] (BROADCASTING)

B1 a company that broadcasts radio or television programmes:

a radio/television station

a commercial/foreign station

a pirate (= illegal) station

The reception is not very good - try to tune in to another station.

station / ˈsteɪ.ʃ ə n / noun [ C ] (SERVICE)

a building or place used for a particular service or type of work:

a petrol ( US gas) station

a police/fire station

a biological research station

mainly Australian English a large farm with animals in Australia and New Zealand:

a sheep station

station / ˈsteɪ.ʃ ə n / noun [ C ] (POSITION)

a particular position that someone has been ordered to move into or to stay in:

The police took up their stations at the edge of the road, holding back the crowd.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

station

/steɪʃ(ə)n/
(stations, stationing, stationed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
A station is a building by a railway line where trains stop so that people can get on or off.
Ingrid went with him to the railway station to see him off...
N-COUNT: oft n N

2.
A bus station is a building, usually in a town or city, where buses stop, usually for a while, so that people can get on or off.
N-COUNT: n N

3.
If you talk about a particular radio or television station, you are referring to the programmes broadcast by a particular radio or television company.
...an independent local radio station...
It claims to be the most popular television station in the UK.
N-COUNT: oft n N

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹sta·tion /ˈsteɪʃən/ noun, pl -tions [count]
1 : a place where buses, trains, etc., regularly stop so that passengers can get on and off
• They drove him to the bus/train station.
• a subway station
- see also way station
2 : a place where someone does a job or waits for a task
• The waiters were at their stations in the dining room.
• a nurse's/nursing station [=an office area for the nurses working in a hospital]
• The sailors were ordered to man their battle stations.
• After joining the army, he spent five years at his first station. [=post]
3 old-fashioned : a person's social or official position in relation to others : rank
• He had married above his station.
• They were aware of her station in life.
4 : a building, area, etc., where a certain kind of work or activity is done
• a research/space/weather station
• a computer station
• a feeding station for livestock
5 : a place that provides a certain kind of service to the public
• A firefighter led the children on a tour of the station. [=fire station]
• She stopped for gas at the first station [=(US) gas station, (Brit) petrol station] she saw.
• Officers brought him to the station [=police station] for questioning.
6 : a company that makes radio or television broadcasts
• He turned to his favorite sports station.
• What station is the game on? also; : the building from which radio or television broadcasts are made
• Our offices are located next door to a TV station.
7 : a farm or ranch in Australia or New Zealand
• a sheep station