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outstation

[ out-stey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a post, station, or settlement in a remote or outlying area.


outstation

/ ˈaʊtˌsteɪʃən /

noun

  1. a station or post in a remote region
  2. in a radio network, any station other than the base station
  3. a station set up independently of the head station of a large sheep or cattle farm
  4. outstation movement
    the programme to resettle native Australians on their tribal lands


adverb

  1. (in Malaysia) away from (the speaker's) town or area

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Word History and Origins

Origin of outstation1

First recorded in 1835–45; out- + station

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