outstation

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noun

A station or post in a remote position; an outpost.

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outpost
OriginEnglish station ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt- →
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Meanings

nounoutstation (plural outstations)

plural outstations

  1. A station or post in a remote position; an outpost.

    It is proposed also to provide two Regional stores, one at Doncaster and one at Stratford, to supply outstations and the main works with diesel locomotive spares.

    1955 October, “Notes and News: Diesel Maintenance in Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 726
adjectiveoutstation (not comparable)
  1. IndiaMalaysiaSingaporenot comparableOut of town.
adverboutstation (not comparable)
  1. IndiaMalaysiaSingaporenot comparableOut of town.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna station in a remote or sparsely populated location

Similar
outpost
Broader
poststation
Also see
outpost

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishstation
  8. Englishoutstation

From out- + station.

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Cite this entry
APA

outstation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outstation

MLA

“outstation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outstation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outstation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outstation.

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