station-to-station

[ stey-shuhn-tuh-stey-shuhn ]

adjective

1. (of a long-distance telephone call) chargeable upon speaking with anyone at the number called:

   a station-to-station call to his home in Dallas.

adverb

1. from one station to another.
2. by telephone at station-to-station rates. Compare person-to-person ( defs 2, 4 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of station-to-station¹

First recorded in 1855–60