way station

Frequency: 3.01.0 per million words

A stopping place on a journey, often used figuratively.

stationADJECTIVE + NOUN (sense: place/building for a service)

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way

Examples (10)

  • The UK post was a way station to retirement.
  • For early pioneers, many small settlements served as vital way stations on their westward journey.
  • This temporary role is just a way station in her career, not her ultimate goal.
  • The negotiation phase proved to be a critical way station before the final treaty could be signed.
  • Historically, desert oases often acted as essential way stations for traders and pilgrims.
  • His first startup was a valuable way station, teaching him lessons for future ventures.
  • Life itself can be viewed as a series of way stations, each leading to the next stage.
  • The remote research facility served as a way station for expeditions into the arctic wilderness.
  • This preliminary report is merely a way station towards a comprehensive study.
  • Achieving this certification was an important way station on his journey to becoming a licensed engineer.