station
/ˈsteɪʃən/ noun A1- A regular stopping place for ground transportation. · The next station is Esperanza.
- A ground transportation depot. · It's right across from the bus station.
- A place where one stands or stays or is assigned to stand or stay. · From my station at the front door, I greeted every visitor.· All ships are on station, Admiral.
- A place where some object is provided. · Collect a knife and fork from the cutlery station on the way to your table.
- A gas station, service station.
- An official building from which police or firefighters operate. · The police station is opposite the fire station.
- A place where one performs a task or where one is on call to perform a task. · The waitress was at her station preparing three checks.· The station is part of a group of stations run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
- A military base. · She had a boyfriend at the station.
Plural stations
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“I have them,” said Lestrade, producing a small white box; “I took them and the purse and the telegram, intending to have them put in a place of safety at the Police Station.
The two bade adieu to their landlady upon Tuesday, the 4th inst., and departed to Euston Station with the avowed intention of catching the Liverpool express.
Painted stations whistle by.
There are, of course, details to be filled in, but I am as certain of all the main facts, from the time that Drebber parted from Stangerson at the station, up to the discovery of the body of the latter, as if I had seen them with my own eyes.
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