station
/ˈsteɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण स्टेशन
स्टेशन; केंद्र; पद
Basic word
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[C]
a place where trains or buses stop so that passengers can get on and off; a building where a particular service or activity is based; a company that broadcasts on radio or television; a person's social position
स्टेशन; केंद्र; पद
- the railway station
- a police station
- a radio station
+ 3 more examples
- We reached the station ten minutes before the train.
- The nearest bus station is two kilometres away.
- He listens to a local radio station on the way to work.
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[T]
to send somebody, especially from one of the armed forces, to work in a place for a period of time
तैनात करना
- Soldiers are stationed on the border.
- Police officers were stationed at every gate.
- Her father was stationed in Leh for two years.
+ 1 more example
- The ship's crew is stationed at the port.
¶Idioms 1
get ideas above your station
to behave as if you are more important than you really are
अपनी हैसियत से ऊँचे ख़याल रखना
- The new clerk was accused of getting ideas above his station.
- She was told not to get ideas above her station.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked very often: stationary (adjective, not moving: 'a stationary car') and stationery (noun, paper, pens and office materials).
इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: stationary (adjective, स्थिर, न चलने वाला: 'a stationary car') और stationery (noun, काग़ज़, कलम और कार्यालय सामग्री, लेखन-सामग्री)।
§Grammar and usage
Memory tip: stationERy has 'er' as in papER and lettER.
स्मृति युक्ति: stationERy में 'er' है जैसे papER और lettER में।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Police station, hill station, power station, space station, station master.
Collocations: police station, hill station, power station, space station, station master।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai) is a UNESCO World Heritage railway station; India's first railway station opened at Bori Bunder (1853).
छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज टर्मिनस (मुंबई) UNESCO विश्व धरोहर रेलवे स्टेशन है; भारत का पहला रेलवे स्टेशन बोरी बंदर (1853) में खुला।