way station
noun
1
: a station set between principal stations on a line of travel (such as a railroad)
2
: an intermediate stopping place
Examples of way station in a Sentence
a way station for truck drivers
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The problem is that this way station, in an orbit far from the lunar surface, really isn’t on the way to anywhere.
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Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
Liquor of every ferocity and quality lasted as long as the money held out, and bordellos were a way station on wild nights on the town.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
As a melting pot, rather than a way station, Turkey could provide much-need sanctuary and slow the tide of migrants overwhelming the West, as well as repair its reputation and spur its flagging economy.
—David Lepeska, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2015
But then the country was invaded by the Nazis, who turned the university and seminary into a prison and way station for concentration camps.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
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Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
Liquor of every ferocity and quality lasted as long as the money held out, and bordellos were a way station on wild nights on the town.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
As a melting pot, rather than a way station, Turkey could provide much-need sanctuary and slow the tide of migrants overwhelming the West, as well as repair its reputation and spur its flagging economy.
—David Lepeska, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2015
But then the country was invaded by the Nazis, who turned the university and seminary into a prison and way station for concentration camps.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for way station
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“Way station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/way%20station. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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