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| Sounds | stey'shahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose. |
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| Examples | "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" |
| Narrower | fire station, firehouse; first-aid station; observation station; police station, police headquarters, station house, police office; power station, power plant, powerhouse; radio station; service station; substation; television station, TV station; terminal, terminus, depot |
| Broader | facility, installation |
| Meaning | Proper or designated social situation. |
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| Examples | "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station" |
| Synonyms | place |
| Narrower | niche |
| Broader | social station, social status, social rank, rank |
| Meaning | (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty. |
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| Category | navy, naval forces |
| Broader | position, place |
| Verbs | station |
| Meaning | The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand. |
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| Examples | "a sentry station" |
| Synonyms | post |
| Narrower | bridgehead; lookout, observation post; outstation, outpost |
| Broader | position, place |
| Verbs | station |
| Meaning | Assign to a station. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP |
| Synonyms | post, base, send, place |
| Narrower | garrison; fort; locate, place, site |
| Broader | move, displace |
| Nouns | station; station |