01 n. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture.
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A state of standing or rest; equilibrium.[Obs.]“All progression is performed by drawing on or impelling forward some part which was before in station, or at quiet.” — Sir T. Browne.
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The spot or place where anything stands, especially where a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel.(Biol.)
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Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment.“By spending this day [Sunday] in religious exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to perform God's will in our several stations the week following.” — R. Nelson.
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Situation; position; location.“The fig and date -- why love they to remain In middle station, and an even plain?” — Prior.
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The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion.(Eccl.)
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In Australia, a sheep run or cattle run, together with the buildings belonging to it; also, the homestead and buildings belonging to such a run.
Phrases & compounds
Station house —
The house serving for the headquarters of the police assigned to a certain district, and as a place of temporary confinement
Station master —
one who has charge of a station, esp. of a railway station.
Station pointer —
an instrument for locating on a chart the position of a place from which the angles subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are known, have been observed.
Station staff —
an instrument for taking angles in surveying.
Syn.
Station, Depot.
In the United States, a stopping place on a railway for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot: but to a considerable extent in official use, and in common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has been adopted.