outstation

noun

Definition of outstationnext
as in station

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  1. station
  2. terminal
Noun
  • Head south towards the River Douro, stopping to see sights such as the famed azulejo tiles in São Bento station and the cathedral along the way.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Yellowstone is monitored using seismometers, GPS stations, satellite observations, and instruments that track water and gas chemistry.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of station
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  • For the first time in almost a month, a large tanker last week began loading crude at the western terminal of Iran’s main export hub Kharg Island, Windward said.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • But the coal terminal would take us in the wrong direction, undermining decades of advocacy and millions of dollars of state investment.
    — Veronica Eady, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of terminal
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“Outstation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstation. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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