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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A town or station at which a train stops only if signaled.
  • noun A brief appearance of a political candidate in a small town, traditionally on the observation platform of a train.

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  • noun a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal

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