way station

noun

Synonyms of way stationnext
1
: a station set between principal stations on a line of travel (such as a railroad)
2
: an intermediate stopping place

Synonyms of way station

Examples of way station in a Sentence

a way station for truck drivers
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However, this multistandard compromise may well only be a way station. IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025 Jason Isbell approached a creative way station with his 2025 album Foxes in the Snow, in which the singer-songwriter reimagined the divorce record and the chaos that unspools in the aftermath of a separation. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025 Bunker helped Latchford use the Denver museum as a way station for looted art, The Post found. Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025 Like the temporary residents of its way station between the living and the dead, the choice is yours in terms of fused cinematic comparisons. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025 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 6 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

way station

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