station-to-station

noun

A strategy in which a team attempts to score runs by stealing bases, bunting, sacrificing, hitting singles and adopting hit-and-run plays; inside baseball or small ball.

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Meanings

nounstation-to-station (uncountable)
  1. A contronym which may mean:
    1. uncountableball gamesA strategy in which a team attempts to score runs by stealing bases, bunting, sacrificing, hitting singles and adopting hit-and-run plays; inside baseball or small ball.
    2. uncountableball gamesA strategy in which a team attempts to score runs by eschewing the stolen base and small ball, instead allowing baserunners to advance only on hits or other balls in play.
  2. uncountablecommunicationsA method of placing a telephone call in which the calling party will accept the placed call irrespective of respondent. This connection method has largely been superseded by direct dial connections.
  3. uncountableChristianityThe procession by devotees along successive stations in the Stations of the Cross.
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APA

station-to-station. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/station-to-station

MLA

“station-to-station.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/station-to-station. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “station-to-station,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/station-to-station.

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