Definition of a-station in English English dictionary
- base station subsystem
- that section of a GSM network which is responsible for transmitting radio signals to and receiving radio signals from a mobile phone
- broadcast station
- A station from where a signal is emitted (more commonly a radio station or a television station)
- broadcast-station
- Attributive form of broadcast station
broadcast-station employee.
- bus station
- A major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
The square was near the bus station in the new part of Antibes.
- cattle station
- A large farm in Australia, (the equivalent of ranch), usually in the outback, whose main activity is the raising of cattle, and run by a grazier. In most cases the stations are in a rangeland context on pastoral leases. Many are larger than small countries
- docking station
- A piece of hardware into which a laptop computer can be plugged for use as a desktop computer, peripherals such as the monitor being connected directly to the docking station
- filling station
- facility which sells fuel and lubricants for motor vehicles
1948 — Here and there, under the porches of ruined filling stations, in the gaping doorways of office buildings, lie heaps of human bones. — Aldous Huxley, Ape and Essence.
- fire station
- The building where fire fighters and fire trucks are housed when not answering an alarm
- fuel station
- A filling station
- fueling station
- filling station
- fuelling station
- filling station
- gas station
- A place which sells gasoline to pump directly into a car or into an approved container
- guard station
- a booth to shelter guards while on duty
- hill station
- In Southeast Asia a small community located at a relatively high elevation which serves as a retreat or vacation location during the hot summers; historically, a village or military post so used by colonial officials
For builder Rakesh Prajapati, the ideal weekend is trekking up the wild path to reach hill station Matheran.
- hill-station
- Alternative spelling of hill station
- how do I get to the bus station
- Used to ask for directions in order to go to a bus station
- how do I get to the train station
- Used to ask for directions in order to go to a train station
- hydrogen station
- a service station for hydrogen vehicles
- listening station
- A facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals and analyse their content to secure information and intelligence for use by the security and diplomatic community and others
- metro station
- a railway station for suburban passenger service
- mobile station
- All the user equipment (mobile phone, SIM card etc) and software needed for communication with a GSM network
- mobile-station
- Attributive form of mobile station, noun
- motor station
- filling station
- petrol filling station
- filling station, especially one attached to a supermarket
- petrol station
- A filling station, gas station ; a facility selling fuel for road motor vehicles
- police station
- A building serving as the headquarters of a branch of the police force
- polling station
- a place where voters go to cast their ballot in an election or referendum; a voting station
- power station
- an industrial complex where electricity is produced
- pull station
- A button, lever, or other device in a building used to set off the fire alarm when manually pulled, pushed or otherwise activated
- radio station
- broadcast station emitting an audio signal
- radio-station
- Attributive form of radio station
radio-station employee.
- railroad station
- A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark
- railway station
- A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark
- service station
- a filling station, gas station or petrol station; a facility selling fuel for road motor vehicles
- space station
- a manned artificial satellite designed for long-term habitation, research etc
- space-station
- Attributive form of space station, noun
- station
- One of the Stations of the Cross
- station
- To put in place to perform a task
The host stationed me at the front door to greet visitors.
- station
- The fact of standing still; motionlessness, stasis
the cross legs moving or resting together, so that two are always in motion and two in station at the same time .
- station
- A regular stopping place for ground transportation
The next station is Esperanza.
- station
- A military base
She had a boyfriend at the station.
- station
- A place where one performs a tasks or where one is on call to perform a task
The waitress was at her station preparing three checks.
- station
- Any of a sequence of equally spaced points along a path
- station
- A broadcasting entity
I used to listen to that radio station.
- station
- To put in place to perform military duty
They stationed me overseas just as fighting broke out.
- station
- Standing; rank; position
She had ambitions beyond her station.
- station
- A stopping place
- station
- A ground transportation depot
It's right across from the bus station.
- station
- A very large sheep or cattle farm
There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around, that the colt from old Regret had got away (A. B. Patterson, poet).
- station
- A place where one stands or stays or is assigned to stand or stay
...Meanwhile, lest anything should really be amiss, or any malefactor seek to escape by the back, you and the boy must go round the corner with a pair of good sticks and take your post at the laboratory door. We give you ten minutes, to get to your stations..
- station
- A harbour or cove with a foreshore suitable for a facility to support nearby fishing
- station
- A place used for broadcasting radio or television
I used to work at a radio station.
- station bill
- A bill posted in the crew’s quarters and other conspicuous places, listing the station of the crew at maneuvers and emergency drills; sometimes called the muster roll
- station break
- a short intermission between programmes in a radio or television broadcast to identify the network, station or channel
- station breaks
- plural form of station break
- station sedan
- A station wagon
- station sedans
- plural form of station sedan
- station throat
- the often constricted area at the end of a railway station where running lines divide into platform tracks
- station throats
- plural form of station throat
- station wagon
- The body style for cars, popular with families, which has an enclosed area where the boot or trunk would be on a sedan / saloon
- station wagons
- plural form of station wagon
- station-to-station
- A contranym which may mean:
A strategy in which a team attempts to score runs by eschewing the stolen base and small ball, instead allowing baserunners to advance only on hits or other balls in play.
- station-wagon
- Attributive form of station wagon
station-wagon driver.
- television station
- An organization which operates a television channel
- television station
- The studio or building from where a television channel is broadcasted
- television station
- A radio frequency or band assigned to a television broadcaster
- television-station
- Attributive form of television station
television-station employee.
- train station
- A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark
- urination station
- toilet
- voting station
- A public place, normally used for some other function, that has been authorized for the registering of votes in an election; it will contain voting booths and officials with an up-to-date electoral register or similar list of voters; a polling station
- way station
- A service area or temporary lodging used during a longer journey
- way station
- A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal
- weigh station
- A place on the highway where trucks stop to get weighed
- station
- {f} assign to a particular post or position, appoint
- station
- {n} the act of standing, post, rank, character
- battle station
- The position taken by military personnel in preparation for battle
- fire alarm pull station
- (Fire alarm pull station) A fire alarm pull station is an active fire protection device, usually wall-mounted, that, when activated, initiates an alarm on a fire alarm system. In its simplest form, the user activates the alarm by pulling the handle down, which completes a circuit and locks the handle in the activated position, and sending an alarm to the fire alarm control panel. Fire alarm pull station are often reset using a key, which allows the handle to go back up to its normal position. Single pull systems are simpler, but run a higher risk of accidental pulls
- interchange station
- An interchange station in British English, also known as a transfer station in American English, is a train station for more than one railway route in a passenger transport system. Such stations usually have more platforms than single route stations. Passengers reaching the station from one line may change to a train of another line. They may be required to pay extra fare for the interchange if they leave a fare zone. Some rapid transit systems, however, have a fare system which allows commuters to freely change routes in the station
- law station
- Police station
- muster station
- (ALSO muster point) A place where everyone in an area or on a boat is ordered to go when there is an emergency
- pull station
- (Fire alarm pull station) A fire alarm pull station is an active fire protection device, usually wall-mounted, that, when activated, initiates an alarm on a fire alarm system. In its simplest form, the user activates the alarm by pulling the handle down, which completes a circuit and locks the handle in the activated position, and sending an alarm to the fire alarm control panel. Fire alarm pull station are often reset using a key, which allows the handle to go back up to its normal position. Single pull systems are simpler, but run a higher risk of accidental pulls
- transfer station
- An interchange station in British English, also known as a transfer station in American English, is a train station for more than one railway route in a passenger transport system. Such stations usually have more platforms than single route stations. Passengers reaching the station from one line may change to a train of another line. They may be required to pay extra fare for the interchange if they leave a fare zone. Some rapid transit systems, however, have a fare system which allows commuters to freely change routes in the station
