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outstation

noun

Definition of outstationnext
as in station

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  1. station
  2. terminal
Noun
  • On the fifth floor, lounge seating, bars, food stations and the museum’s Skywalker Grill restaurant gave guests a place to sit and regroup.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Dozens of outlets, ranging from CNN and ITV News to PMC’s very own Variety and Hollywood Reporter, were camped outside the NRG train station.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of station
Noun
  • The experiment may sound simpler than a conventional laser communications demonstration because the HAPS did not transmit data through an optical terminal.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier this week, the Saudis halted crude loadings at the Red Sea export terminal at Yanbu and canceled some shipments to European customers, industry sources told Reuters.
    — Spencer Kimball,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of terminal
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“Outstation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstation. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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