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Stations
sta·tion S0718500 (stā′shən)n.1. 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.2. The place, building, or establishment from which a service is provided or operations are directed: a police station.3. A stopping place along a route, especially a stop for refueling or for taking on passengers; a depot.4. Australian & New Zealand A large ranch on which livestock, especially cattle or sheep, are raised.5. Social position; rank: "He was degraded in their eyes; he had lost caste and station before the very paupers" (Charles Dickens).6. An establishment equipped for observation and study: a radar station; a biological field station.7. 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.8. An input or output point along a communications system.9. A precise point from which measurements in surveying are made.10. Ecology A sampling location: differences in species diversity between upstream and downstream stations.11. Station Roman Catholic Church Any of the Stations of the Cross.12. One of a series of holy places visited by pilgrims as a ritual devotion. tr.v. sta·tioned, sta·tion·ing, sta·tions To assign to a position; post.
[Middle English stacioun, from Old French station, from Latin statiō, statiōn-; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Stations - (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at CalvaryStations of the Crossdevotion - (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than oneChurch of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchyseries - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies" |
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Related to Stations: Stations of the Cross, Statins, Police stations, Radio stationsSynonyms for Stationsnoun (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at CalvarySynonymsRelated Words- devotion
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- Church of Rome
- Roman Catholic Church
- Roman Church
- Western Church
- Roman Catholic
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