filling station

filling station

(rail transport) the often constricted area at the end of a railway station where running lines divide into platform tracks.

A railway station for a rapid transit system.

plural of station break

Synonym of guardhouse.

(computing) A piece of hardware into which a laptop computer can be plugged for use as a desktop computer, peripherals such as the monitor being connected directly to the docking station.

Alternative spelling of hill station

(chiefly Britain, Pakistan and India, Myanmar) In Southeast Asia, a small community located at a relatively high elevation which serves as a retreat or vacation location during the hot summers; historically, a village or military post so used by colonial officials.

plural of station throat