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station

 
 
/ˈsteɪʃən/ verb

Definition

be stationed at/in, etc If someone such as a soldier is stationed somewhere, they are sent there to work for a period of time: US soldiers stationed in Germany
(Definition of station verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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