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Noun station has 4 senses

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:

fire station, firehouse; first-aid station; observation station; police station, police headquarters, station house, police office; power station, power plant, powerhouse; radio station; service station; substation; television station, TV station; terminal, terminus, depot

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

Verb station has 1 sense

station, post, base, send, place - assign to a station
--₁ is one way to move, displace

Derived forms: noun station₄, noun station₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody PP