stationing
SaySTAY-shuhn-ing/ˈsteɪ.ʃən.ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of station. Use this form for the act of placing someone or something in a spot.
They are stationing guards at every gate tonight.
Stationing soldiers near the village made the residents feel safer.
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- 2The act of placing soldiers in a place where they will do military work.
Like placing a lifeguard at each part of the beach so every area is covered.
The stationing of troops along the coast reassured the nervous villagers.
Lawmakers debated the stationing of soldiers in the disputed territory.
Similardeployment, posting, positioning
Oppositewithdrawal
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stationing is a form of station
station, verb: To put someone in a certain place so they can do a job. Full entry
- Spelling
- station → stationing: add -ing
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