station

Universal Words noun, verb noun for trains / buses 1 a place where trains stop so that passengers can get on and off; the buildings connected with this: (BrE) a railway station * (especially AmE) a train station * (BrE) a tube / an underground station * (AmE) a subway station * I get off at the next station * We met in front of the main station. 2 (usually in compounds) a place where buses and COACHES stop; the buildings connected with this: a bus / coach 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 / fire station * (BrE) a petrol station * (AmE) a gas station * an agricultural research station * a pollution monitoring station compareSPACESTATION 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. 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 seealsoACTIONSTATIONS IDIOMS see PANICn. verb [VN+adv./prep.] armed forces 1 [oftenpassive] to send sb, especially from one of the armed forces, to work in a place for a period of time: troops stationed abroad go to position 2 ~ sb / yourself... (formal) to go somewhere and stand or sit there, especially to wait for sth; to send sb somewhere to do this: She stationed herself at the window to await his return. * A photographer had been stationed at the main entrance.