station n O Sup2 ~ sb (1834-) for sense 2.
1 1988 Evening Telegram 18 May, p. 19 The station consisted of a dwelling for the family, a stage, wharf, 'flakes' and 'bawn,' and sometimes included a separate 'shack' for the crew.
2 1971 Can Geog J lxxxii, p. 163 [Difficulties] forced the Moravians to close many of their missions: Zoar, south of Nain...in 1894; and all the stations north of Nain.
3 Post established by the International Grenfell Association offering medical, educational and industrial facilities and services to northern Newfoundland and Labrador settlements.
1914 Deep Sea Fishers xii, p. 118 [Then] came a sweet-faced boy from a neighboring 'station.' 1984 POWELL 14 The handiest nursing station was over forty miles away. 1985 Nfld Qtly lxxx (4), 28 In a thousand emergencies [Mrs Paddon] filled the gap and ran the hospital--not only the hospital but the clothing store, the industrial, the school, and the station as a whole.
