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| depot |
a bus or train station. [1/2 definitions] |
| firehouse |
a building in which equipment for fighting fires is kept and where firefighters meet; fire station. |
| gas station |
a place where gas, oil, and other supplies for running a car can be bought; filling station; service station. |
| outpost |
a military post at some distance from a main station. |
| parkway |
a British word for a train station in the suburbs where many people park their cars and commute to work by train. [1/2 definitions] |
| porter1 |
a person whose job is to carry baggage at a train station, airport, or hotel. [1/2 definitions] |
| rank1 |
relative position or station. [1/6 definitions] |
| reporter |
a person whose job is to gather and report news for a newspaper or magazine, or for a television station or radio station. |
| terminal |
a station for trains, buses, airplanes, or ships, that is found at one end of an important route. [1/5 definitions] |
| tune in |
to adjust to receive TV or radio signals from a certain station, or to select from a number of programs. |
| waiting room |
a room provided in a doctor's office, train station, or the like, in which persons may wait. |
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