status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"
(nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
clearly characterized or delimited; "lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined"; "each child has clearly defined duties"
clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success"
showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary; "hills defined against the evening sky"; "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill"