Station

  • 41station — {{11}}station (n.) late 13c., place which one normally occupies, from O.Fr. station, from L. stationem (nom. statio) a standing, post, job, position, related to stare to stand, from PIE root *sta to stand (see STET (Cf. stet)). The meaning place… …

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  • 42station — [[t]ste͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ stations, stationing, stationed 1) N COUNT: oft n N A station is a building by a railway line where trains stop so that people can get on or off. Ingrid went with him to the railway station to see him off... Businessmen… …

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  • 43station — i. A location on an aircraft identified by a number designating its distance from the datum, expressed in millimeters or inches. ii. A fixed military base such as an Air Force Station or a Naval Air Station. iii. The designated distance along the …

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  • 44station — I n. building or place used for a specific purpose 1) a broadcasting; bus; coaling; coastguard; comfort (AE); experimental; fire; freight (AB); hydroelectric, power; naval; police; polling; radar; radar tracking; railroad (AB), railway (esp. BE); …

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  • 45station — See battery charging station filling station gas station last station memory liftback station wagon petrol station preset station button service station …

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  • 46Station IX — Die Station IX war eine geheime Entwicklungs Manufactur der britischen Geheimdienst Spezialeinheit Special Operations Executive während des 2. Weltkrieges. Die Station produzierte Kommando Ausrüstung vornehmlich für die Agentinnen und Agenten des …

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  • 47Station — Sta|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en〉 1. Ort, an dem öffentl. Verkehrsmittel halten, Haltestelle, Bahnhof 2. Ort, an dem sich eine techn. Anlage befindet; FunkStation; SendeStation; WetterStation 3. 〈Med.〉 Abteilung eines Krankenhauses; der Patient… …

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  • 48station — 01. The train finally came into the [station] over an hour behind schedule. 02. We d better stop at a gas [station] pretty soon; we re low on fuel. 03. He does a lot of endurance training on the [stationary] bicycles. 04. My grandfather was… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 49station — 1. noun 1) a train station Syn: stopping place, stop, halt, stage; terminus, terminal, depot 2) a research station Syn: establishment, base, camp; post, depot; …

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  • 50Station — die Station, en (Grundstufe) ein kleiner Bahnhof, auf dem die Passagiere ein und aussteigen können Synonym: Haltestelle Beispiele: Der Zug hält unterwegs an keiner Station. Sie ist an der letzten Station eingestiegen. die Station, en… …

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