dictionary · eo1.org

station

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: sation, staton, stadion, statio, statin, 3station, statton, statian, stantion

Antonyms: sation, staton, stadion, statio, statin, 3station, statton, statian, stantion

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

  1. A stopping place.
  2. A place where workers are stationed.
  3. {{lb|en|Christianity}} Any of the [[Stations of the Cross]].
  4. {{lb|en|Christianity}} The [[Roman Catholic]] [[fast]] of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion.
  5. {{lb|en|Christianity}} A [[church]] in which the [[procession]] of the [[clergy]] halts on stated days to say stated prayers.
  6. Standing; rank; position.
  7. {{lb|en|Newfoundland}} A [[harbour]] or [[cove]] with a [[foreshore]] suitable for a facility to support nearby [[fishing]].
  8. {{lb|en|surveying}} Any of a [[sequence]] of [[equally]] spaced points along a [[path]].
  9. {{lb|en|biology}} The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a [[habitat]].
  10. {{lb|en|mining}} An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accommodation of a pump, tank, etc.
  11. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment.
  12. {{lb|en|medicine}} The [[position]] of the [[foetal]] [[head]] in relation to the [[distance]] from the [[ischial spine]]s, [[measure]]d in [[centimetre]]s.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|usually passive}} To put in place to perform a task.
  2. To put in place to perform military duty.
  3. {{lb|en|poker|slang}} To play in the manner of a [[calling station]].

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.