OUTSTATION

outstation, outpost

(noun) a station in a remote or sparsely populated location

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

outstation (plural outstations)

A station or post in a remote position; an outpost.

Adjective

outstation (not comparable)

(India, Malaysia, Singapore) Out of town (but usually within the same country).

Adverb

outstation (not comparable)

(India, Malaysia, Singapore) Out of town (but usually within the same country).

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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