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wintering station Fur Trade, Hist. 
a trading post used only in winter.
See also: winter post
- 1819 (1963) We met . . . an Indian in a canoe laden with goods and provisions and intended to form a wintering station. . . .
- 1918 In about two weeks they would be on their way back to their wintering stations. winterkilit n
- 1819 (1963) We met . . . an Indian in a canoe laden with goods and provisions and intended to form a wintering station. . . .