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noun [C] (BUSES/TRAINS) /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/Definition
A1 a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on or off: a train/rail station a bus/coach stationUK a railway station Our office is near the station. We looked on our map to find the nearest underground/tube (US subway/metro) station.Train and bus stations and taxi ranks
(Definition of station noun (BUSES/TRAINS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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