Definitions for stations

Overview of noun stations

The noun stations has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. Stations, Stations of the Cross

((Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary)

Overview of noun station

The noun station has 5 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (23) station

(a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station")

2. place, station

(proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station")

3. station

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

4. post, station

(the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station")

5. station

(the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station)

Overview of verb station

The verb station has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (4) station, post, send, place

(assign to a station)