Meaning & use
station
A building or place where trains, buses, or other vehicles stop regularly to pick up and drop off passengers.
See it in a sentence
We arrived at the station ten minutes before the train departed.
The bus station was crowded with commuters during rush hour.
A note on using this word
Station can also mean a person's social rank, as in 'a woman of high station,' or a broadcasting company, as in a radio station.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A person's social rank or position in life.
He never let his humble station stop him from speaking his mind.
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