Collins English-English Dictionary

station ['steɪʃən]

1. 1. n the place or position at which a thing or person stands or is supposed to stand

2. 2. n a place along a route or line at which a bus, train, etc, stops for fuel or to pick up or let off passengers or goods, esp one with ancillary buildings and services

   railway station

3. 3. n (as modifier)

   a station buffet

4. 4. n the headquarters or local offices of an official organization such as the police or fire services

5. 5. n (as modifier) - See police station fire station

   a station sergeant

6. 6. n a building, depot, etc, with special equipment for some particular purpose

   power station

   petrol station

   television station

7. 7. n [military] a place of duty

   an action station

8. 8. n [navy] a location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty

9. 9. n an assigned location for a member of a ship's crew

10. 10. n a radio or television channel

11. 11. n a position or standing, as in a particular society or organization

12. 12. n the type of one's occupation; calling

13. 13. n (in British India) a place where the British district officials or garrison officers resided

14. 14. n [biology] the type of habitat occupied by a particular animal or plant

15. 15. n [Austral and NZ] a large sheep or cattle farm

16. 16. n [surveying] a point at which a reading is made or which is used as a point of reference

17. 17. n [often capital] [RC Church] one of the Stations of the Cross

18. 18. n any of the churches (station churches) in Rome that have been used from ancient times as points of assembly for religious processions and ceremonies on particular days (station days)

19. 19. n [plural] (in rural Ireland) mass, preceded by confessions, held annually in a parishioner's dwelling and attended by other parishioners

20. 20. vt. [tr] to place in or assign to a station

21. 21. vt. [Etymology] C14: via Old French from Latin statio a standing still, from stare to stand