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noun

ˈstā-shən How to pronounce station (audio)
Definition of stationnext
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as in position
the place where someone is assigned to stand or remain the soldiers remained at their station even though a huge enemy force was approaching

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as in depot
a regular stopping place the historic house was once a station on the Underground Railroad, the network that helped slaves reach freedom in the North

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as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement in colonial America, women occupied the lowest station in society and were not allowed to take part in public life

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as in stance
a general way of holding the body the palace guards are required to maintain a rigid station

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station

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verb

as in to place
to assign to a place or position stationed guards around the perimeter of the encampment

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Recent Examples of station
Noun
Not bad for a bunch of ragamuffins who used to fritter away their evenings busking in Bay Area BART stations. — Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026 Airports enter the equation At Orlando International Airport, Joby plans to use a vertiport near Terminal C and the airport’s train station. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Verb
Reinhart, stationed to the left of the net, took a pass from Carter Verhaeghe and had all kinds of time as no Jets approached him. — Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 Mercury and Venus both station direct on November 13, bringing a period of deep revision to a close and priming you for a new chapter in your finances or in the marketplace. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for station
Recent Examples of Synonyms for station
  1. position
  2. depot
  3. level
  4. stance
  5. place
  6. stop
  7. ranking
  8. posture
Noun
  • Typically, the general in the position and their staff are responsible for generating and coordinating military plans for both the chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the president.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • There’s likely to be more drama for Democratic positions lower on the ladder, largely for challenges to sitting committee leaders.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of position
Noun
  • The journey begins roughly an hour south of Colorado Springs in Cañon City at a historic depot originally completed in 1914.
    — Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In August, 38 people were killed when a Russian drone strike on an ammunition depot near the capital triggered a large fire and multiple explosions that lasted hours in a residential area near Kyiv.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of depot
Noun
  • The music as a whole seems to reflect all of this moment-to-moment action at a larger structural level, shifting from one overlapping movement to the next according to the same fractal geometry that governs the beat.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Even longer hair on Tyler and Perry, also blowing in those hurricane-level breezes, with the singer festooned in a beautiful open blouse?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of level
Noun
  • In his response, Vance connected the anecdote to Texas Democrat James Talarico, who has faced scrutiny over his stance on gender transitions during his Senate campaign.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Chenault’s stance seems an increasingly lonely one in corporate America.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of stance
Verb
  • Targets household robotics Meta’s reported design requirements place considerable emphasis on how the robot perceives and communicates with people.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The waiver, which ACS received in 2023, allowed the agency to place multiple juvenile detainees to sleep in hallways, classrooms and chapels, potentially restricting access to educational and other programming.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of place
Noun
  • This casual spot is one of the best stops to sustain a day of walking the High Line, shopping Chelsea Market, or otherwise navigating the neighborhood’s hotels, high-rises, and boutiques.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Whizzing up and down the hills of San Francisco, I was at once mesmerized by the steering wheel turning on its own and a bit scared of the occasional jerk and sudden stop.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of stop
Noun
  • The ranking is the result of an elaborate process which, due to the interval of data-collection and analysis, is a reflection of the last three calendar years.
    — TIME Staff, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Diesel returned to the ranking at 18th place after its viral spring 2027 show, capping off Glenn Martens’ transformative five-year tenure at the label.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranking
Noun
  • As for the disagreement, Rapoport and Garafolo reported that Simmons had his feet up during a meeting and Reid instructed him to change his posture.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • My posture had collapsed, and I was pitched forward like a ski jumper.
    — Laura Neilson, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
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“Station.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/station. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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