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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Fill the saucer with water for the birds, or add gravel along with a little water to create a way station for thirsty butterflies.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
An investigation by the Chicago Tribune found that immigration detainees such as Chavez have been held for days at the processing center, a two-story building that is designed as a temporary way station until detainees can be transferred to jails out of state.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
The gateway to the French Riviera, the city has long been dismissed as a way station to smaller resort towns, the erstwhile stomping grounds of Matisse, Chagall, Baldwin, and Fitzgerald.
—Sloane Crosley, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
Detectives also confirmed the missing man’s vehicle traveled through a way station on I-80 on June 21, at 3:21 p.m., local time.
—David Chiu, People.com, 3 July 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
An investigation by the Chicago Tribune found that immigration detainees such as Chavez have been held for days at the processing center, a two-story building that is designed as a temporary way station until detainees can be transferred to jails out of state.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
The gateway to the French Riviera, the city has long been dismissed as a way station to smaller resort towns, the erstwhile stomping grounds of Matisse, Chagall, Baldwin, and Fitzgerald.
—Sloane Crosley, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
Detectives also confirmed the missing man’s vehicle traveled through a way station on I-80 on June 21, at 3:21 p.m., local time.
—David Chiu, People.com, 3 July 2025
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 10 Sep. 2025.
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