NOUN | artifact | station | a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose |
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state | station, place | proper or designated social situation | |
location | station | (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty | |
location | station, post | the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand | |
attribute | station | the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station | |
VERB | competition | station, post, send, place | assign to a station / station |
Sounds | stey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose. | |
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Narrower | broadcasting station, broadcast station | A station equipped to broadcast radio or television programs |
fire station, firehouse | A station housing fire / fire apparatus and firemen | |
first-aid station | A station providing emergency care or treatment before regular medical aid can be obtained | |
observation station | A station set up for making observations of something | |
police station, police headquarters, station house | A station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district | |
power station, power plant, powerhouse | An electrical generating station | |
service station | A station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities are available for repairing or maintaining automobiles | |
substation | A subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network | |
terminal, terminus, depot | station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods | |
Broader | facility, installation | A building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry |
Spanish | estación | |
Catalan | estació |
Meaning | Proper or designated social situation. | |
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Synonym | place | |
Narrower | niche | A position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it |
Broader | social station, social status, social rank, rank | Position in a social hierarchy |
Spanish | condición, posición, puesto | |
Catalan | condició, posició |
Meaning | (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty. | |
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Category | navy, naval forces | An organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare |
Broader | position, place | The particular portion of space occupied by something |
Verbs | station | assign to a station / station |
Meaning | The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand. | |
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Example | "a sentry station" | |
Synonym | post | |
Narrower | bridgehead | A defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy |
lookout, observation post | An elevated post affording a wide view | |
outstation, outpost | A station in a remote or sparsely populated location | |
Broader | position, place | The particular portion of space occupied by something |
Spanish | puesto | |
Catalan | posta | |
Verbs | station | assign to a station / station |
Meaning | The frequency assigned to a broadcasting station. | |
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Broader | radio frequency | An electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared |
Meaning | Assign to a station / station. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
Synonyms | post, send, place | |
Narrower | fort | station (troops / troops) in a fort / fort |
garrison | station (troops) in a fort / fort or garrison | |
locate, place, site | Assign a location to | |
Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
Spanish | apostar, colocar, situar | |
Catalan | apostar, col·locar, situar | |
Nouns | station | the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand |
station | (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty |
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