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outstation en · ADJ

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English station English outstation From out- + station.

Meanings

1. (India, Malaysia, Singapore, not-comparable) Out of town.

outstation en · ADV

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English station English outstation From out- + station.

Meanings

1. (India, Malaysia, Singapore, not-comparable) Out of town.

outstation en · NOUN

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English station English outstation From out- + station.

Meanings

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:

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