station
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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
- A stopping place.
- A place where workers are stationed.
- {{lb|en|Christianity}} Any of the [[Stations of the Cross]].
- {{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.
- {{lb|en|Christianity}} A [[church]] in which the [[procession]] of the [[clergy]] halts on stated days to say stated prayers.
- Standing; rank; position.
- {{lb|en|Newfoundland}} A [[harbour]] or [[cove]] with a [[foreshore]] suitable for a facility to support nearby [[fishing]].
- {{lb|en|surveying}} Any of a [[sequence]] of [[equally]] spaced points along a [[path]].
- {{lb|en|biology}} The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a [[habitat]].
- {{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.
- Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment.
- {{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
- {{lb|en|usually passive}} To put in place to perform a task.
- To put in place to perform military duty.
- {{lb|en|poker|slang}} To play in the manner of a [[calling station]].
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