tube station

collocation in English

meaningsoftubeandstation

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withstationortube.
tube
noun
uk
/tʃuːb/us
/tuːb/
a long cylinder made from plastic, metal, rubber, or glass, especially used for moving or containing liquids ...
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station
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/
a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on ...
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(Definition oftubeandstationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftube station

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Can he not take his car to the vicinity of atubestationand then take the tube to his office?
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The reason is that thetubestationis six miles away and my constituents would have had to take the bus to get to it.
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I went to thetubestationthis afternoon to examine the lifts.
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It is clear that lessons learned from previoustubestationfires have not been applied and staff have not been adequately trained.
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Someone who looks a bit dozy enters thetubestationfollowed by another person who puts a ticket into the machine.
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That underpass leads to thetubestationand also serves as a means of crossing the road.
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They were building a brand newtubestationand depot but all around them were green fields and trees.
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Simply for safety reasons, sometubestationclosures were necessary.
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However, thetubestationis a fantastic achievement, which no one has mentioned tonight.
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At the end of their tour, they could leave the parliamentary estate through thetubestationexit.
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It is often quite difficult to tell whether it will be possible to obtain a ticket at atubestation.
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The shed he speaks of is like an opentubestation, and the back of it is closed with corrugated iron.
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It will probably cost double that before it is finished, now that we know that atubestationhas found its way into the middle of it.
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It is atubestation.
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I well remember the leaflets being given to people on buses saying that there would be massivetubestationclosures as a result of the legislation.
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If some people go to thetubestationin order to benefit from cheaper fares, what will happen to the rail services that the majority of my constituents use?
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Items includetubestationstyle seating and sections of underground escalator.
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The bus station is accessible via escalator from thetubestation.
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On the northernmost corner is atubestationof the same name.
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