station

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) The fact of standing still; motionlessness, stasis.
  2. Noun.  A stopping place.
  3. Noun.  A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
  4. Noun.  A ground transportation depot.
  5. Noun.  One of the Stations of the Cross.
  6. Noun.  A place where one stands or stays or is assigned to stand or stay.
  7. Noun.  A place where one performs a tasks or where one is on call to perform a task.
  8. Noun.  Standing; rank; position.
  9. Noun.  A military base.
  10. Noun.  A place used for broadcasting radio or television.
  11. Noun.  A broadcasting entity.
  12. Noun.  (Australia, New Zealand) A very large sheep or cattle farm.
  13. Noun.  (Newfoundland) A harbour or cove with a foreshore suitable for a facility to support nearby fishing.
  14. Noun.  (surveying) Any of a sequence of equally spaced points along a path.
  15. Verb.  To put in place to perform a task.
  16. Verb.  To put in place to perform military duty.

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