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stationing

stationing is the present participle and gerund of station.

Meaning of station

Verb

station (third-person singular simple present stations, present participle stationing, simple past and past participle stationed)

  1. (passive, transitive, usually) To put in place to perform a task.
    • The host stationed me at the front door to greet visitors.
  2. (transitive) To put in place to perform military duty.
    • They stationed me overseas just as fighting broke out.
  3. (slang, transitive) To play in the manner of a calling station.

See all 28 meanings of station

Noun

stationing (plural stationings)

  1. the putting in a place to perform military duty

Forms of stationing

pluralstationings

Questions about stationing

What does stationing mean?
Stationing means the putting in a place to perform military duty.
What is stationing the present participle and gerund of?
Stationing is the present participle and gerund of station.
What part of speech is stationing?
Stationing is a noun.
What is the plural of stationing?
The plural of stationing is stationings.

Words near stationing in the dictionary

  1. stationery
  2. stationful
  3. stationfuls
  4. stationhouse
  5. stationhouses
  6. stationing
  7. stationings
  8. stationkeeping
  9. stationless
  10. stationlike
  11. stationmaster

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