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way station

noun

Definition of way station next

as in station

a regular stopping place a way station for truck drivers

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Recent Examples of way station 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 The Indigenous village of Bajo Chiquito, a former way station for migrants, experienced an economic boom from the influx. —

Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025 For example, a tree buzzing with cicadas in my yard this summer is quite healthy but has one big, dead branch that has been an important way station for wildlife over the past 20 years. —

Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025 Dating from the Civil War, Angel Island has served as a defensive position, way station, detention center, and launch point for thousands. —

Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for way station

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station

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All 10 of their employees relocated to Laramie from the Punjab state of northwest India and now reside in a housing complex behind the gas station.

— David Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
My mother walked around the first station.

— Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026