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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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Lebec’s thrilled schoolkids pouring out of their classrooms just to see Lindbergh come out of the weather station, and wouldn’t go back until Lindy himself told them to.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

The previous heatwave, in June, was also recorded at the Castlederg weather station.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

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

“Oh no, you’re not. You’ve got a weather station right there,” she says, pointing at the window.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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