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
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The Anthropic news is one more way station toward a burgeoning industry that is going to become much more important as the months go on.
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John Werner, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The willingness of local elites to cope with the uncertainty of fully competitive politics will thus be the ultimate factor in determining whether competitive authoritarianism proves a way station in democratic development or a safe house for autocrats.
—Michael Bernhard, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2011
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
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John Werner, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The willingness of local elites to cope with the uncertainty of fully competitive politics will thus be the ultimate factor in determining whether competitive authoritarianism proves a way station in democratic development or a safe house for autocrats.
—Michael Bernhard, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2011
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
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“Way station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/way%20station. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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