| station | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. station | a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose.; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" |
| ~ broadcast station, broadcasting station | a station equipped to broadcast radio or television programs. |
| ~ facility, installation | a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry.; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" |
| ~ fire station, firehouse | a station housing fire apparatus and firemen. |
| ~ first-aid station | a station providing emergency care or treatment before regular medical aid can be obtained. |
| ~ observation station | a station set up for making observations of something. |
| ~ police headquarters, police station, station house | a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought. |
| ~ power plant, power station, powerhouse | an electrical generating station. |
| ~ service station | a station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities are available for repairing or maintaining automobiles. |
| ~ substation | a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network. |
| ~ depot, terminal, terminus | station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods. |
| n. (state) | 2. place, station | proper or designated social situation.; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station" |
| ~ niche | a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it.; "he found his niche in the academic world" |
| ~ social rank, social station, social status, rank | position in a social hierarchy.; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are" |
| n. (location) | 3. station | (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty. |
| ~ naval forces, navy | an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare. |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| n. (location) | 4. post, station | the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand.; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" |
| ~ bridgehead | a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy. |
| ~ observation post, lookout | an elevated post affording a wide view. |
| ~ outpost, outstation | a station in a remote or sparsely populated location. |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. station | the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station. |
| ~ radio frequency | an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared. |
| v. (competition) | 6. place, post, send, station | assign to a station. |
| ~ garrison | station (troops) in a fort or garrison. |
| ~ fort | station (troops) in a fort. |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ site, locate, place | assign a location to.; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles" |
| terminal | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. depot, terminal, terminus | station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods. |
| ~ air terminal, airport terminal | a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight. |
| ~ bus depot, bus station, bus terminal, coach station | a terminal that serves bus passengers. |
| ~ cathode | the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current. |
| ~ railroad station, railroad terminal, railway station, train depot, train station | terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods. |
| ~ station | a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose.; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" |
| ~ subway station | a terminal where subways load and unload passengers. |
| ~ transportation, transportation system, transit | a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. pole, terminal | a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves. |
| ~ anode | the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current. |
| ~ electric battery, battery | a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series. |
| ~ tangency, contact | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact.; "they forget to solder the contacts" |
| ~ electrical device | a device that produces or is powered by electricity. |
| ~ negative pole | the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate. |
| ~ positive pole | the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate. |
| n. (location) | 3. end, terminal | either extremity of something that has length.; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix" |
| ~ bitter end | (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt. |
| ~ bitthead | the upper end of a bitt. |
| ~ heel | the lower end of a ship's mast. |
| ~ point | sharp end.; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" |
| ~ magnetic pole, pole | one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated. |
| ~ railhead | the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway. |
| ~ terminus | either end of a railroad or bus route. |
| ~ yardarm | either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship. |
| ~ nerve end, nerve ending | the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse. |
| ~ telomere | either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome.; "telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together" |
| ~ heel | one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread. |
| ~ end point, endpoint, terminus, termination | a place where something ends or is complete. |
| ~ destination, goal, finish | the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey).; "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" |
| ~ extremity | the outermost or farthest region or point. |
| ~ tip | the extreme end of something; especially something pointed. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. terminal | electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display. |
| ~ electronic equipment | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor). |
| ~ job-oriented terminal | a terminal designed for a particular application. |
| ~ keyboard | device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like. |
| ~ link-attached station, link-attached terminal, remote station, remote terminal | a terminal connected to a computer by a data link. |
| adj. (pertain) | 5. terminal | of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route.; "freight pickup is a terminal service"; "terminal charges" |
| adj. (pertain) | 6. terminal | relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time.; "terminal examinations"; "terminal payments" |
| adj. | 7. terminal | being or situated at an end.; "the endmost pillar"; "terminal buds on a branch"; "a terminal station"; "the terminal syllable" |
| adj. | 8. concluding, final, last, terminal | occurring at or forming an end or termination.; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" |
| ~ closing | final or ending.; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks" |
| adj. | 9. terminal | causing or ending in or approaching death.; "a terminal patient"; "terminal cancer" |
| ~ fatal | bringing death. |
| motorcade | | |
| n. (group) | 1. motorcade | a procession of people traveling in motor cars. |
| ~ procession | the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation.; "processions were forbidden" |
| parade | | |
| n. (group) | 1. parade | a ceremonial procession including people marching. |
| ~ procession | the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation.; "processions were forbidden" |
| ~ callathump, callithump, callithump parade | a noisy boisterous parade. |
| n. (group) | 2. parade | an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things.; "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses" |
| ~ succession | a group of people or things arranged or following in order.; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures" |
| n. (act) | 3. parade | a visible display.; "she made a parade of her sorrows" |
| ~ display, exhibit, showing | something shown to the public.; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art" |
| v. (motion) | 4. exhibit, march, parade | walk ostentatiously.; "She parades her new husband around town" |
| ~ walk | make walk.; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day" |
| v. (motion) | 5. parade, promenade, troop | march in a procession.; "the veterans paraded down the street" |
| ~ march, process | march in a procession.; "They processed into the dining room" |
| park | | |
| n. (location) | 1. park, parkland | a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property.; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" |
| ~ national park | a tract of land declared by the national government to be public property. |
| ~ safari park | an area of parkland where wild animals are kept and can be viewed by visitors driving through. |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| n. (location) | 2. common, commons, green, park | a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area.; "they went for a walk in the park" |
| ~ amusement park, funfair, pleasure ground | a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement. |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| ~ populated area, urban area | a geographical area constituting a city or town. |
| ~ village green | a village park consisting of a plot of grassy land. |
| ~ central park | a large park in Manhattan. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. ballpark, park | a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games).; "take me out to the ballpark" |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ ball field, baseball field, diamond | the baseball playing field. |
| ~ bullpen | a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game. |
| ~ dugout | either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game. |
| ~ sports stadium, stadium, arena, bowl | a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments. |
| ~ stand | tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade). |
| n. (person) | 4. mungo park, park | Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806). |
| ~ explorer, adventurer | someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose). |
| n. (location) | 5. car park, park, parking area, parking lot | a lot where cars are parked. |
| ~ lot | a parcel of land having fixed boundaries.; "he bought a lot on the lake" |
| ~ used-car lot | a parking lot where a dealer in used-cars displays cars for sale. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. park | a gear position that acts as a parking brake.; "the put the car in park and got out" |
| ~ gear mechanism, gear | a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle). |
| v. (contact) | 7. park | place temporarily.; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| v. (motion) | 8. park | maneuver a vehicle into a parking space.; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?" |
| ~ driving | the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal. |
| ~ channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct | direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. |
| ~ angle-park | park at an angle. |
| ~ parallel-park | park directly behind another vehicle. |
| ~ double-park | park a vehicle alongside another. |
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