way station

as in station
a regular stopping place a way station for truck drivers

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Recent Examples on the Web 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 Located a few miles offshore, the floating platform is a way station for aid as it's unloaded off cargo ships onto trucks that are then carried aboard small vessels that will take them to the causeway, which is attached to land. Luis Martinez, ABC News, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for way station 

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

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