- 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"
--1 is a kind of facility, installation
--1 has particulars:- place, station - proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
--2 is a kind of social station, social status, social rank, rank
--2 has particulars: niche- station - (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
--3 is a kind of position, place
Derived form: verb station1 - 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"
--4 is a kind of position, place
--4 has particulars:bridgehead; lookout, observation post; outstation, outpost Derived form: verb station1 - place, station - proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"