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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/

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

🎵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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