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Antonyms for station

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : stey-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsteɪ ʃən

Definition of station

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.
  • noun headquarters, base
  • noun social or occupational status
  • verb place at a location
Example sentences :
  • They walked rapidly to the station, but too late, of course, for the train.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • We are now within 140 miles from the nearest Adelaide station.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • The quartette started for the station with Patience and Emma in the lead.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • Along the route as, well as at the station, the party was cheered by a large crowd.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • When the train pulled into the station she was the first person to board it.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • There ought to be a taxicab just the other side of the station.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • He had come from the station of Mr.——, where he was employed as stockman.
  • Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
  • Hester, the major and Miss Dasomma followed the young couple to the station.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Amy had walked all the long distance from the station and more, for she had lost her way.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • When Amy got to the station she found she was in time for the first train of the day.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Synonyms for station

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