way station

as in station
a regular stopping place a way station for truck drivers

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Recent Examples of way station The problem is that this way station, in an orbit far from the lunar surface, really isn’t on the way to anywhere. Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024 Liquor of every ferocity and quality lasted as long as the money held out, and bordellos were a way station on wild nights on the town. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 As a melting pot, rather than a way station, Turkey could provide much-need sanctuary and slow the tide of migrants overwhelming the West, as well as repair its reputation and spur its flagging economy. David Lepeska, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2015 But then the country was invaded by the Nazis, who turned the university and seminary into a prison and way station for concentration camps. Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for way station

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“Way station.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/way%20station. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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