way station
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of way station
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
Example Sentences
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A similar lawsuit was filed earlier in June at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to halt US deportations to Equatorial Guinea, which has also served as a way station for African deportees.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Tonopah, built by the mining industry around 1900 and depleted as the gold, silver, lead and mercury waned, is a remote way station about halfway between Reno and Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021, Camp As Sayliyah was meant to serve as a safe way station for Afghans who worked with the U.S. and applied to come to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
In spring, two dozen species of shorebirds use the refuge as a way station — primarily Western sandpipers and dunlin.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
The place was a way station on their trip from the forests of Mindanao to Washington.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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