- a place where trains stop so that passengers can get on and off; the buildings connected with this
- the main station
- Euston Station
- a train station
- (British English also) a railway station
- (British English) a tube/an underground station
- (North American English) a subway station
- at a station I get off at the next station.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by bus and traina1, Buildingsa1- I'm getting off at the next station.
- I'll get a coffee at the station.
- The train was just arriving at the station.
- What time do you need to be at the station?
- The train arrived at Oxford Station twenty minutes late.
- He dropped me in front of the station.
- I'll give you a lift to the station.
- There's a pub opposite the station.
- The train stopped just outside the station.
- The train left the station on time.
- We got to the station just as the train was pulling out.
- Her flat is near Vauxhall station.
- The main station is Birmingham New Street.
- Temple is the name of both a London tube station and a Paris metro station.
- There was an explosion in a subway station.
- There's a newspaper kiosk in the station.
- They met on the station platform.
- There are cash machines on the station concourse.
- There's a taxi rank just by the station entrance.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rail
- railroad
- railway
- …
- get to
- go to
- leave
- …
- building
- platform
- car park
- …
- at a/the station
- in a/the station
- (usually in compounds) a place where buses stop; the buildings connected with this
- We waited for him at the bus station.
- (British English also) a coach station
- Victoria Coach Station
Extra ExamplesIn Britain, the word station on its own usually refers to the train station: Can you tell me the way to the station? In the US it is usual to say which station you are talking about: the train station • the Greyhound Bus station- I bought a newspaper at the bus station.
- The bus station is to the east of the city centre.
- I'll give you a lift to the coach station.
- She was waiting for a taxi outside the coach station.
- The bus leaves the station at 09.00 hours.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rail
- railroad
- railway
- …
- get to
- go to
- leave
- …
- building
- platform
- car park
- …
- at a/the station
- in a/the station
- (usually in compounds) a place or building where a service is organized and provided or a special type of work is done
- Report the theft at the nearest police station.
- (British English) a petrol station
- (North American English) a gas station
- a pollution monitoring station
- an agricultural research station
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicea2- There were lines of people waiting at voting stations.
- The first trial crops were grown at secret test stations.
- ‘We've lost audio, Sir,’ announced the officer at the communication station.
- They established an aid station close to the front line.
- There are drinks stations at every mile along the course of the race.
- Humidity and temperature are measured at each station.
- There's a lifeboat station on the promenade.
- plans to locate a waste collection station nearby
- The base station transmits the information to the operator.
- a car rental return station
- a gas station attendant
- They were seen on CCTV on the petrol station forecourt.
- Anyone interested in being a volunteer firefighter should contact the station commander.
- the CIA station chief in Vietnam
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ambulance
- fire
- lifeboat
- …
- operate
- run
- close
- …
- house
- forecourt
- attendant
- …
- (often in compounds) a radio or television company and the programmes it broadcasts
- a local radio/television/TV station
- He tuned to another station.
- The station broadcasts 24 hours a day.
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsa2- I can pick up a lot of foreign stations on this radio.
- The station airs 14 hours of local news per week.
- You can listen to your favourite station on the move.
- a digital radio station
- The car radio was tuned to a country music station.
- The song is being played on Top 40 stations across the country.
- The campaign was launched on local and national stations.
- The show aired on stations across the country.
- They produce commercials aimed at cable stations.
- They have been interviewed by a French television station.
- a pay-per-view TV station
- a 24-hour news station
- He owns an FM radio station.
- a classical radio station broadcasting on the internet
- The company operates four cable television stations.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- radio
- television
- TV
- …
- get
- pick up
- tune in to
- …
- air something
- broadcast something
- play something
- …
- manager
- (old-fashioned or formal) your social position
- above your station She was definitely getting ideas above her station.
- a place where somebody has to wait and watch or be ready to do work if needed
- You are not to leave your station without permission.
- (usually in compounds) a large sheep or cattle farm in Australia or New ZealandTopics Farmingc2
- a small base for the army or navy; the people living in it
- a naval station
for trains/buses
for work/service
radio/TV company
social position
position
large farm
for soldiers, sailors
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun): via Old French from Latin statio(n-), from stare ‘to stand’. Early use referred generally to “position”, especially ‘position in life, status’, and specifically, in ecclesiastical use, to ‘a holy place of pilgrimage (visited as one of a group)’. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
Idioms
See station in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee station in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishpanic stations
- (British English, informal) a situation in which people feel very anxious and there is a lot of confused activity, especially because there is a lot to do in a short period of time
- It was panic stations when the deadline was brought forward by a week.
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