Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - station

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English stacioun, from Anglo-French e~, statiun, from Latin ~-, statio, from stare to stand — more at stand  Date: 14th century  1.  a. the place or position in which something or someone stands or is assigned to stand or remain  b. any of the places in a manufacturing operation at which one part of the work is done  c. equipment used usually by one person for performing a particular job  2. the act or manner of standing ; posture  3. a stopping place: as  a.  (1) a regular stopping place in a transportation route a bus ~  (2) the building connected with such a stopping place ; depot 3  b. one of the ~s of the cross  4.  a. a post or sphere of duty or occupation  b. a stock farm or ranch especially of Australia or New Zealand  5. standing, rank a woman of high ~  6. a place for specialized observation and study of scientific phenomena a seismological ~ a marine biological ~  7. a place established to provide a public service: as  a.  (1) fire ~  (2) police ~  b. a branch post office  8. gas ~  9.  a. a complete assemblage of radio or television equipment for transmitting or receiving  b. the place in which such a ~ is located  II. transitive verb  (~ed; ~ing)  Date: 1742 to assign to or set in a ~ or position ; post ~ a guard at the door