Word a Day
station
What does station mean?
station (noun): a regular stopping place for ground transportation.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce station?
/ˈsteɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does station come from?
From Middle English stacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (“standing, post, job, position”), whence also Italian stazione.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “station” mean?
the event of something burning (often destructive)
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a difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with
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a regular stopping place for ground transportation
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a person who keeps watch over something or someone
Not quite: that's what guard means.
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