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Plural for a place where business or operations are conducted out of
“When I received a letter requesting my presence at the police station, I decided to attend.”
Plural for one's social rank or position
“Marrying above one's station has been the source of fairy tales, mythology, and Hollywood movies.”
Plural for a place on a railway line where trains regularly stop so that passengers can get on or off
“Corrie made her way to the railway station and boarded a train for a three-day journey home to Holland.”
Plural for a place or building where a specified activity or service is based
“Scottish botanists are flying to China to open a research station designed to educate locals and tourists on the value of the nation's plants.”
Plural for a company involved in broadcasting of a specified kind
“You can now listen to almost any radio station via the internet.”
Plural for a large sheep or cattle farm
“My folks run a sheep station way up north.”
Plural for the place where someone or something stands or is placed on military or other duty
“Rockefeller's pews are pressed into duty as a staging station for the organ's pipes and sound boxes.”
Plural for one's role, job or responsibility
“In his station as a judge, he was noted for his candor and inflexible integrity.”
Plural for importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement
Plural for a large building or group of buildings used to house soldiers
Plural for place to live or sleep
Plural for a place or component that is central to something
Plural for an office or department for transacting a particular business
Plural for the place to which someone or something is going or being sent
Plural for a place from which to keep watch or view the landscape
Plural for a remote military post or station
Plural for the position in which someone holds their body, such as when standing or sitting
Plural for an electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound
Plural for the way in which a person lives
Plural for a place where one performs work
Plural for a place where ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers
To assign to a specified place for a particular purpose, especially a military one
“My father was in the military, and they would station him in Guam.”
To be accommodated or lodged in a specified place
(typically military) To assign (someone) to a specific task
To drive or move into a given place or location
To start or establish
To admit (a patient) to a hospital ward
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