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Synonyms for stationed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : stey-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsteɪ ʃən

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Définition of stationed

Origin :
  • late 13c., "place which one normally occupies," from Old French station, from Latin stationem (nominative statio) "a standing, post, job, position," related to stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
  • The meaning "place for a special purpose" (e.g. polling station) is first recorded 1823; radio station is from 1912. The meaning "regular stopping place" is first recorded 1797, in reference to coach routes; applied to railroads 1830. Meaning "each of a number of holy places visited in succession by pilgrims" is from late 14c., hence Station of the Cross (1550s).
  • Station wagon in the automobile sense is first recorded 1929, from earlier use for a horse-drawn conveyance that took passengers to and from railroad stations (1894). Station house "police station" is attested from 1836.
  • verb place at a location
Example sentences :
  • I would come with you, but sooth to say I am stationed here and may not move.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • I was stationed at the braces, and quartered at the long thirty-two as second loader.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The general knew all about that, because his son was stationed in the Citadel.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • She stationed herself in the entry, to lose no step in his familiar progress.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • Johnson was stationed in the powder-magazine, in charge of the cord which held the bait.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • Priests are ever stationed there, ready to confess penitents in every language.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • She had been betrothed to a soldier whose regiment was stationed in the Burg.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • This was the first occasion on which any portion of the corps was stationed in that island.
  • Extract from : « The History of the First West India Regiment » by A. B. Ellis
  • She was speculating as to what might happen with Fyles stationed here in Rocky Springs.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • It was stationed at Kragujevatz, where it was given a hospital of 250 beds.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various

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