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weather station

American  

noun

  1. an installation equipped and used for meteorological observation.


weather station British  

noun

  1. one of a network of meteorological observation posts where weather data is recorded

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of weather station

First recorded in 1905–10

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Early on in the show, Kirkwood beamed as she left her weather station to join Nugent and Kay on the sofa in a white dress.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

"Once we understood this, the blips in dimming stopped being weird little mysteries and became a space weather station," Bouma exclaimed.

From Science Daily Mar. 27, 2026

The landslide occurred after a period of record rainfall, with a nearby weather station receiving more than 10 inches of rain in the prior 24-hour period, said MetService, the country’s national weather forecaster.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

The landslide followed record rainfall, with a nearby weather station receiving over 10 inches in the prior 24 hours.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

I realize that I forgot to check our weather station at home today.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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