head station
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They were all buried on the bank of the large lagoon, near which the head station was formed.
From Early Days in North Queensland by Palmer, Edward
Mr. McFarlane decided, as soon as we came to the island, that he would not land his teachers here; and I did not consider it a suitable place as a head station for New Guinea.
From Adventures in New Guinea by Chalmers, James
About July the head station was shifted up to Cornish Creek, taking the name of Bowen Downs with it, which name it has since retained.
From Early Days in North Queensland by Palmer, Edward
"You asked me why I did not try to make the German head station in Blanche Bay, after my crew were killed," he said.
From Yorke The Adventurer by Becke, Louis
We were about twenty miles from the head station and had about finished the job.
From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Boldrewood, Rolf
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
