station

The definition of station is a place where a particular event occurs or is headquartered, or a company involved in broadcasting.

(noun)

The stopping place for trains is an example of a train station.
A central location where the firefighters keep their truck and equipment while waiting for a fire is an example of a fire station.
KQRX 101.1 is an example of a radio station.

Station is defined as assigning someone to a location or task.

(verb)

When a general sends troops to Afghanistan, this is an example of his decision to station them in Afghanistan.

See station in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the place where a person or thing stands or is located, esp. an assigned post, position, or location; specif.,
1. the place where a person, as a guard, stands while on duty
2. the post, building, base, or headquarters assigned to a group of people working together, as in providing a service, making scientific observations, etc.: a police station, service station
3. in Australia, a sheep or cattle ranch
4. a place or region to which a naval fleet, ship, etc. is assigned for duty
5. a post-office subdivision in a community with a main post office
1. a regular stopping place, with a shelter, platform, etc., as on a bus line or railroad
2. the building or buildings at such a place, for passengers, etc.
social standing, position, or rank
1. a place equipped to transmit or receive radio waves; esp., the studios, offices, and technical installations collectively of an establishment for radio or television transmission
2. such an establishment
3. a broadcasting frequency or channel assigned to such an establishment
a fixed point from which measurements are made in surveying
Archaic the fact or condition of being stationary
Biol. a habitat, esp. the exact location of a given plant or animal

Origin: ME stacioun < OFr station < L statio, a standing, post, station < status, pp. of stare, to stand

transitive verb

to assign to or place in a station; post

See station in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A place or position where a person or thing stands or is assigned to stand; a post: a sentry station.
b. An area where a person is assigned to work.
The place, building, or establishment from which a service is provided or operations are directed: a police station.
A stopping place along a route, especially a stop for refueling or for taking on passengers; a depot.
Social position; rank: “He was degraded in their eyes; he had lost caste and station before the very paupers” (Charles Dickens).
An establishment equipped for observation and study: a radar station.
a. An establishment equipped for radio or television transmission.
b. One that broadcasts radio or television transmissions: the views in this program do not necessarily reflect those of the station.
c. A frequency assigned to a broadcaster.
An input or output point along a communications system.
A precise point from which measurements in surveying are made.
Ecology
a. The normal habitat of a particular plant or animal community.
b. The exact place of occurrence of a species or individual within a given habitat.
Station Roman Catholic Church Any of the 14 Stations of the Cross.