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station

station [noun] (BUSES/TRAINS)
US /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/ 
UK /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/ 
Example: 

Have you heard anything about paris subway stations?

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

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Have you heard anything about paris subway stations?

Oxford Essential Dictionary

station

 noun

1 (also railway station) a place where trains stop so that people can get on and off

2 a place where buses or coaches start and end their journeys:
the bus station

3 a building for some special work:
the police station
the fire station
a petrol station

4 a television or radio company

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

station

I. station1 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.
stopbus stopterminusterminaldestination|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
channelnetwork|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.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

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

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