Meaning & use

station

noun·Everyday

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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