The difference between Ranch and Station

When used as nouns, ranch means a large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock, whereas station means the fact of standing still.

When used as verbs, ranch means to operate a ranch, whereas station means to put in place to perform a task.


check bellow for the other definitions of Ranch and Station

  1. Ranch as a noun:

    A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.

  2. Ranch as a noun (Southwestern US):

    A small farm that cultivates vegetables and/or livestock.

  3. Ranch as a noun:

    A house or property on a plot of ranch land.

  4. Ranch as a noun:

    Ranch dressing.

  1. Ranch as a verb:

    To operate a ranch; engage in ranching.

    Examples:

    "Formally the widow still ranches, but in fact she leaves all ranching to the foreman."

  2. Ranch as a verb:

    To work on a ranch

    Examples:

    "Bill had ranched only five years when his dad made him foreman."

  1. Station as a noun (obsolete):

    The fact of standing still; motionlessness, stasis.

  2. Station as a noun (astronomy):

    The apparent standing still of a superior planet just before it begins or ends its retrograde motion.

  3. Station as a noun (US):

    A stopping place. A regular stopping place for ground transportation. A ground transportation depot. A place where one stands or stays or is assigned to stand or stay. A gas station, service station.

    Examples:

    "The next station is Esperanza."

    "It's right across from the bus station."

    "From my station at the front door, I greeted every visitor."

    "All ships are on station, Admiral."

  4. Station as a noun (Australia, New Zealand):

    A place where workers are stationed. An official building from which police or firefighters operate. A place where one performs a task or where one is on call to perform a task. A military base. A place used for broadcasting radio or television. A very large sheep or cattle farm.

    Examples:

    "The police station is opposite the fire station."

    "The waitress was at her station preparing three checks."

    " The station is part of a group of stations run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. [[File:The station is part of a group of stations.ogg]]"

    "She had a boyfriend at the station."

    "I used to work at a radio station."

  5. Station as a noun:

    One of the Stations of the Cross.

  6. Station as a noun:

    The Roman Catholic fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion.

  7. Station as a noun:

    A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.

    Examples:

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  8. Station as a noun:

    Standing; rank; position.

    Examples:

    "She had ambitions beyond her station."

  9. Station as a noun:

    A broadcasting entity.

    Examples:

    "I used to listen to that radio station."

  10. Station as a noun (Newfoundland):

    A harbour or cove with a foreshore suitable for a facility to support nearby fishing.

  11. Station as a noun (surveying):

    Any of a sequence of equally spaced points along a path.

  12. Station as a noun:

    The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat.

  13. Station as a noun (mining):

    An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accommodation of a pump, tank, etc.

  14. Station as a noun:

    Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment.

  15. Station as a noun (medicine):

    The position of the foetal head in relation to the distance from the ischial spines, measured in centimetres.

  1. Station as a verb:

    To put in place to perform a task.

    Examples:

    "The host stationed me at the front door to greet visitors."

  2. Station as a verb:

    To put in place to perform military duty.

    Examples:

    "They stationed me overseas just as fighting broke out."

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