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
Recent Examples on the Web
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.
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Sloane Crosley, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
That meant one less way station, but the community member still ended up detained.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 13 June 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
East and west traffic In the meantime, Cyprus has become a major eastbound-westbound way station for travelers headed in both directions as a number of Israelis are trying to return to their homeland from abroad as missiles fly and airport use for civilian purposes is severely restricted.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
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Sloane Crosley, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
That meant one less way station, but the community member still ended up detained.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 13 June 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
East and west traffic In the meantime, Cyprus has become a major eastbound-westbound way station for travelers headed in both directions as a number of Israelis are trying to return to their homeland from abroad as missiles fly and airport use for civilian purposes is severely restricted.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 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 28 Aug. 2025.
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