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stationA 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/

Korean meaning: 기차역, 지하철역, 버스 정류장

Korean pronunciation: **스테**이션

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

🇺🇸 US/ˈsteɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsteɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootstat
Suffix--ion

Origin

라틴어 'statio(서 있는 곳)'에서 유래. 고대 로마에서는 병사들이 서서 경계를 서는 장소를 의미했다가, 점차 고정된 장소나 정거장의 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

nationvacationcreationeducation
nation
vacation
creation
education

🔗Collocations

train station
gas station
police station
radio station
space station
be stationed at
subway station

📝Examples

My phone died right when I reached the station, so I missed my friend who was supposed to pick me up.

😄 Fun example

The new intern got confused and went to the fire station instead of the train station for his first day of work.

😄 Fun example

She's been stationed in Tokyo for three years and still can't use chopsticks properly.

😄 Fun example

The radio station played the same song five times in a row by mistake.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

depotterminalstopplatformhub

Antonyms

departuremobilemoving

Related

trainplatformticketpassengerscheduledestination

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