Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - station

~1 n 1 »TRAVEL« 2 a) a place where public vehicles regularly stop so that passengers can get on and off, goods can be loaded etc  (the city bus station | train station especially AmE, railway station BrE)  (It's time to meet Daddy at the train station. | subway station AmE, underground station BrE (=for trains that run under the ground)) b) the building or buildings at such a place  (Is there a waiting room in the station? | Grand Central Station) 3 »ACTIVITY OR SERVICE« a building or place that is a centre for a particular kind of service or activity  ( (police/fire) station)  (You'll have to go with the officer to the station. | petrol station BrE, gas station AmE (=where petrol is sold) | polling station (=where you vote in an election) | research station)  (Frank spent six months at an arctic research station.)  (- compare action stations) 4 »BROADCASTING« a) one of the many different signals you can receive on your radio or television, that a company broadcasts on  (Tom tuned the radio to a country music station. | get/pick up a station)  (I can't get many stations on this thing.) b) an organization which makes television or radio broadcasts, or the building where this is done  (That woman from the local TV station is here for your interview.)  (- compare channel1 (1, 2)) 5 »POSITION« a place where someone stands or sits in order to be ready to do something quickly if needed  (You're not to leave your station unless told.) 6 »FARMING« a large sheep or cattle farm in Australia or New Zealand 7 »SOCIAL RANK« old-fashioned your position in society  (above your station (=higher than your social rank))  (Don't get ideas above your station.) 8 »MILITARY« a small military establishment 9 »SHIPS« technical a ship's position in relation to others in a group, especially a military ship ~2 v T usually passive to put someone in a particular place in order to do a particular job or military duty  (He's still in the Army, stationed in Washington. | Two guards were stationed at the back of the room.)