station

English Thesaurus

1. a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	facility, installation,
definition	:	a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	broadcast station, broadcasting station,
definition	:	a station equipped to broadcast radio or television programs (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	fire station, firehouse,
definition	:	a station housing fire apparatus and firemen (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	first-aid station,
definition	:	a station providing emergency care or treatment before regular medical aid can be obtained (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	observation station,
definition	:	a station set up for making observations of something (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	police headquarters, police station, station house,
definition	:	a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	power plant, power station, powerhouse,
definition	:	an electrical generating station (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	service station,
definition	:	a station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities are available for repairing or maintaining automobiles (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	substation,
definition	:	a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	depot, terminal, terminus,
definition	:	station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods (noun.artifact)

2. the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	radio frequency,
definition	:	an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared (noun.attribute)

3. the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand (noun.location)

hypernym	:	place, position,
definition	:	the particular portion of space occupied by something (noun.location)

hyponym	:	bridgehead,
definition	:	a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy (noun.location)

hyponym	:	lookout, observation post,
definition	:	an elevated post affording a wide view (noun.location)

hyponym	:	outpost, outstation,
definition	:	a station in a remote or sparsely populated location (noun.location)

4. (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty (noun.location)

hypernym	:	place, position,
definition	:	the particular portion of space occupied by something (noun.location)

domain category	:	naval forces, navy,
definition	:	an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare (noun.group)

5. proper or designated social situation (noun.state)

hypernym	:	rank, social rank, social station, social status,
definition	:	position in a social hierarchy (noun.state)

hyponym	:	niche,
definition	:	a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it (noun.state)

6. assign to a station (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	displace, move,
definition	:	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	garrison,
definition	:	station (troops) in a fort or garrison (verb.competition)

hyponym	:	fort,
definition	:	station (troops) in a fort (verb.competition)

hyponym	:	locate, place, site,
definition	:	assign a location to (verb.possession)

7. the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand (noun.location)

derivation	:	place, post, send, station, place, post, send, station,
definition	:	assign to a station (verb.competition)

8. assign to a station (verb.competition)

derivation	:	berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot,
definition	:	a job in an organization (noun.act)

derivation	:	post, station,
definition	:	the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand (noun.location)

derivation	:	station,
definition	:	(nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty (noun.location)

9. the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand (noun.location)

derivation	:	place, post, send, station, place, post, send, station,
definition	:	assign to a station (verb.competition)

10. assign to a station (verb.competition)

derivation	:	berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot,
definition	:	a job in an organization (noun.act)

derivation	:	post, station,
definition	:	the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand (noun.location)

derivation	:	station,
definition	:	(nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty (noun.location)