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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

union station

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables
union s-ta-tion
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A railroad station shared by more than one railroad company, usually to spread the costs and ease the logistics of serving a particular town by rail.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

An instance of such a station, as for example Union Station in Toronto or Union Station in Los Angeles.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

union stations (plural)

Phrases

union cemetery union church

Frequently Paired Words

union cemetery union church

Questions

What does union station mean?
A railroad station shared by more than one railroad company, usually to spread the costs and ease the logistics of serving a particular town by rail.

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