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station

 
 
/ˈsteɪʃən/ noun [C]

Definition

TRAINS a building where trains stop so that you can get on or off them: Dad met me at the station.
bus station (also UK coach station) a building where a bus starts or ends its journey
SERVICE a building where a particular service is based: UK a petrol station/US a gas station
RADIO/TV a company that broadcasts television or radio programmes: a classical music station → See also filling station → See also fire station → See also police station → See also polling station → See also power station → See also service station
(Definition of station noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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