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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Middle school is typically seen as something to be endured, a necessary if unfortunate way station on the road to adulthood. Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2024 Winds are high as the group approaches its Greenland way station, and the landings are dicey. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024 There are networks and way stations in the brain, specialized in managing how our body interacts with the three-dimensional world. Discover Magazine, 18 July 2024 But the Waterloo name lingers near the Howard County crossroads where the bustling way station that served George Washington and Thomas Jefferson once stood. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for way station 

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of way station was in 1840

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“Way station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/way%20station. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

way station

noun
: a station or stopping place along a line of travel (as a railroad line)
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