[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/station/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) / station # station noun, verb (station, stations) «station» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A station is a place where trains or buses stop so people can get on and off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#m1) 2. A station is a building for a special service: fire station, police station, petrol (gas) station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#m2) 3. A radio or TV station sends out programmes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#m3) 4. In Australia and New Zealand a station is a very large farm for sheep or cattle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#m4) 5. To station someone is to put them in a place to do a job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#m5) 6. A station can also mean a person's social rank or position in life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#m6) ### In the lessons Maths: a place in a story; trains stop at stations, people get on and off there; distances between stations. Everyday: train station, bus station, fire station, weather station, space station. Safety: stand behind the yellow line at the station. ### Examples - The train stops at 6 stations. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#x1) - At the first station, 12 people got off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#x2) - The station is 15 miles from the farm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#x3) - 8 people got on at the next station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#x4) - The fire engine raced out of the fire station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#x5) - My uncle works on a sheep station in Australia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#x6) - The astronauts live on the space station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#x7) - Which radio station do you like? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#x8) - Then the prince went to his own quarters and was treated as became his station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/#x9) ### Note Countable: a station, stations. Names a place, no operation by itself. With trains, people getting on add and people getting off take away; keep track of each station in order. Trap: «stationary» (not moving) and «stationery» (paper and pens) are different words. ## In Jewish tradition In Chronicles it means the place or post where the Levites stood to serve, especially to sing in the Temple. **Interpretation.** Tradition reads these Levite posts as showing that God's service has order, with each person having a role, such as singing. ### Examples - And these are they that took their station, and their sons. (Writings 1CH.6.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/station/#x1) - And I will thrust thee from thy post, and from thy station shalt thou be pulled down. (Prophets ISA.22.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/station/#x2) - And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem; and they took their station at their service according to their order. (Writings 1CH.6.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/station/#x3) ### Note Countable: a station, stations. Names a place, no operation by itself. With trains, people getting on add and people getting off take away; keep track of each station in order. Trap: «stationary» (not moving) and «stationery» (paper and pens) are different words. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «station» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/station/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«station» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/station.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «station» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/station/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«station» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/station.html) on Mova free.