# stations

Pronunciation: say "STAY-shuhnz" /ˈsteɪ.ʃənz/

## Noun

1. Plural of station. — plural of station
   - Simple: Plural of station. Use this form when you mean more than one station.
   - _Commuters complained that several stations had closed for repairs._
   - _The expedition set up two research stations on the ice shelf._
3. An occasional gathering of family and friends for religious devotion, held over a few days in a home, where Mass is celebrated and the Rosary said. *(Ireland)*
   - Simple: A religious gathering of family and friends over a few days, where Mass and the Rosary are said at home.
   - _The stations were held at the Murphy farmhouse, with neighbors gathering each evening for Mass and the Rosary._
   - _Hosting the stations meant weeks of cleaning and baking before the priest and relatives arrived._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of station. — third-person singular simple present indicative of station
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of station. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The navy stations a patrol vessel at the harbor entrance year-round._
   - _Each shift, the manager stations an attendant by the main gate._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/stations (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).