Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A town or station at which a train stops only if signaled.
- n. A brief appearance of a political candidate in a small town, traditionally on the observation platform of train.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal
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