station
US /ˈsteɪʃən/
Definition
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The hotel is a five-minute walk from the central station.
Word Family
Synonyms
- terminalstation where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
- depotstation where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
- postthe position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
Collocations
- Easy bus stationto bus station, meaning to send or move around by bus
- Medium railway station passenger facilitiesdescribing railway station passenger facilities (line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight)
- Hard base transceiver station network coverageto base transceiver station network coverage, meaning to use as a basis for; found on
- Very Hard rise above one's station in feudal hierarchyto move upward or increase in value regarding above one's station in feudal hierarchy
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.