0 present participle of station
1 to cause especially soldiers to be in a particular place to do a job:
I see no circumstances in which we would envisage the permanent stationing of ground forces in the area.
The emergency services cover such circumstances with extra patrols, stationing vehicles at strategic points and advice through the media.
It does not involve stationing policemen all round the world; there are non-governmental organisations whose assistance can no doubt be obtained.
Secondly, will he look again at the stationing of tugs, which is undoubtedly a key issue, and the way in which salvage operations are conducted?
I fully appreciate the desirability of stationing troops near.
The permanent stationing of larger forces would not be justified.
There have been some changes in stationing, but no reduction in the total.
But we do not envisage stationing ground troops permanently in the region.
