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";
the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station";
(nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty;
proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station";