station — A regular stopping place on a public transportation route
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A regular stopping place on a public transportation route
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsteɪʃən/
Example Sentences
- My phone died right when I reached the station, so I missed my friend who was supposed to pick me up.
- The new intern got confused and went to the fire station instead of the train station for his first day of work.
- She's been stationed in Tokyo for three years and still can't use chopsticks properly.
station
NOUN[/ˈsteɪʃən/]
A regular stopping place on a public transportation route
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Station derives from Latin statio, meaning 'a standing place' or 'a place where one stands.' In ancient Rome, it originally referred to a military post where soldiers stood guard, and subsequently evolved to denote any fixed location or stopping place.
Breakdown
Latin statio (standing place, from stare 'to stand') → Old French estacion → Middle English station. The root stare (to stand) combines with the suffix -tion (act or condition of), yielding 'the act or place of standing.'
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My phone died right when I reached the station, so I missed my friend who was supposed to pick me up.”
“The new intern got confused and went to the fire station instead of the train station for his first day of work.”
“She's been stationed in Tokyo for three years and still can't use chopsticks properly.”
“The radio station played the same song five times in a row by mistake.”
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