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way station

noun

Definition of way station

as in station

a regular stopping place a way station for truck drivers

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Recent Examples of way station Death watch, once a lonely way station, has begun to resemble an assembly line. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 Manhattan was but a way station. — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026 The hotel is just a way station, though. — ABC News, 28 May 2026 Many see Jordan as a way station to permanent resettlement in Canada, the United States, or Europe, where the economic opportunities are better. — Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for way station

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There was organic buildup inside an ice chute at the mixology drink station.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
That device, of course, is a loop station, which allows Sheeran to record guitar parts, percussion and vocals in real time, then layer them together to create the sound of a much larger ensemble.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026

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