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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But the Waterloo name lingers near the Howard County crossroads where the bustling way station that served George Washington and Thomas Jefferson once stood.
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Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
When Black Lives Matter activism resurged in the wake of George Floyd’s death, the theater opened its lobby as a way station so protesters could get water and use the bathrooms.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2024
Even in high-modern societies, the sum of values and behaviors is more like a kaleidoscope than a way station along a predetermined developmental path.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Many archeologists have theorized that the island, served as a sort of way station for travelers en route to destinations further south and east, like Australia.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
When Black Lives Matter activism resurged in the wake of George Floyd’s death, the theater opened its lobby as a way station so protesters could get water and use the bathrooms.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2024
Even in high-modern societies, the sum of values and behaviors is more like a kaleidoscope than a way station along a predetermined developmental path.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Many archeologists have theorized that the island, served as a sort of way station for travelers en route to destinations further south and east, like Australia.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 May 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 4 Jul. 2024.
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