way station

Noun

Meaning

A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal.

(figuratively) A service area or temporary lodging used during a longer journey.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

way-station

Synonyms

stopover stop-over whistlestop flag stop whistle-stop staging post

Hypernyms

railway station railroad station

Examples

Habitat for wildlife is continually shrinking - I can at least provide a way station. Peter Coyote

He stays on Eros as his friends return home and colonists venture to other worlds, using Eros as a way station. Source: Internet

In every other respect, Ascension is a way station, of importance only to the extent that it is on the way to some more interesting destination, audience or target. Source: Internet

Part of the convento was converted to a two-story wooden wing for use as a seminary and priests' quarters, while another section became the "Mansion House," a popular tavern and way station for travelers. Source: Internet

Life After 'After Life': Japanese film about a way station between life and death reminds us how important memories can be. Source: Internet

US authorities say that international drug traffickers use the Dominican Republic as a way station for shipments headed to North America and Europe. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

way out of a wet paper bag way over here way passenger way the ball bounces way the cookie crumbles way things go