station
• noun 1 a place where passenger trains stop on a railway line, typically with platforms and buildings. 2 a place where a specified activity or service is based: a radar station. 3 a broadcasting company of a specified kind. 4 the place where someone or something stands or is placed for a particular purpose or duty. 5 one’s social rank or position. 6 Austral./NZ a large sheep or cattle farm. • verb assign to a station. — ORIGIN Latin, from stare ‘to stand’.
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