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['steiʃən] 1. noun1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) estação2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) estação3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) posto2. verb(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) postar* * *sta.tion[st'eiʃən] n 1 lugar, posto, posição, localização, situação. 2 estação, ponto de parada. 3 prédio ou lugar equipado para certo fim, posto policial, quartel, posto naval. 4 estação de rádio. 5 ponto de referência (para agrimensura). 6 posição social, cargo. 7 Biol hábitat (de uma planta ou animal). 8 Comp estação. • vt postar, estacionar, colocar. at action station pronto para ação. electric station usina elétrica. gas station Amer posto de gasolina. naval station base naval. petrol station Brit posto de gasolina. police station delegacia de polícia. service station posto de serviços. stations of the cross via-sacra. the regiment is stationed at X o regimento está aquartelado em X. weather station estação meteorológica.
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