Noun | 1. | station - a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" |
2. | station - proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station" Synonyms: place | |
3. | station - (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty | |
4. | station - the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" Synonyms: post | |
Verb | 1. | station - assign to a station |
STATION, civil law. A place where ships may ride in safety. Dig. 49, 12, 1, 13; id. 50, 15, 59.
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