stations Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
    Stations of the Cross.
  2. noun a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
    station.
    • he started looking for a gas station
    • the train pulled into the station
  3. noun proper or designated social situation
    station; place.
    • he overstepped his place
    • the responsibilities of a man in his station
    • married above her station
  4. noun (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
    station.
  5. noun the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
    post; station.
    • a soldier manned the entrance post
    • a sentry station
  6. noun the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station
    station.
  7. verb assign to a station
    post; station; place; send.

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