way stationn.

Brit.

/ˈweɪˌsteɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˈweɪˌsteɪʃən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: way n.¹, station n.

Etymology: < way n.¹ + station n.

U.S.

1. An intermediate station or stop on a travel route, esp. a railway.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > station > other types

stopping station1840

way station1840

flag-station1852

by-station1864

transfer station1869

junction1876

stationette1891

station house1891

halt1910

stub station1916

ghost station1928

whistle-stop1934

parkway1972

1840 Monthly Chron. 1 405 We annex a further description of the mode of working the London and Blackwall railway..for the accommodation of way stations.

1854 Harper's Mag. Mar. 566/2 The boats touched at most of the prominent towns on the river, to land such passengers as might desire to disembark at ‘way-stations’.

1891 C. Roberts Adrift in Amer. 67 This was only what is called a way station. There was nothing but a section house and a long siding, besides the usual offices.

1912 F. J. Haskin Amer. Govt. 210 Cities which are to-day mere way stations on the international routes of trade will grow into rich world centers.

1944 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 21 July 1/8 The island [sc. Guam]..formerly served as a way-station on the trans-Pacific airroute to the East.

1976 N. Thornburg Cutter & Bone vi. 134 It was..a way station carefully restored and preserved to offer at least a semblance of its original state.

1999 N. N. Feltes This Side Heaven iv. 111 The way-stations along the Buffalo and Lake Huron railway.

2012 A. Eger in P. Cobb Lineaments of Islam iv. 444 The northern and central enclosures were built up in the early ʿAbbāsid period as part of the system of waystations on frontier routes.

2. In extended use. A point marking progress in a certain course of action. Also: a place, matter or event of secondary importance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > a stage in a process or development

degreec1230

greea1340

steadc1370

pointc1475

nick1649

stadium1669

notch1670

grade1796

step1811

milestone1820

way station1863

1863 G. McHenry Position & Duty Pennsylvania 11 Pennsylvania..has in no manner kept pace with her sister States in the attainment of wealth and importance... She has been merely a way station. Why should she not become the terminus?

1892 Congress. Rec. 23 Mar. 2462/2 ‘Will the gentleman allow me to ask him a question?’.. ‘The gentleman will excuse me. On a fast schedule I can not stop at way stations.’

1926 Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. 40 217 A group of nuclei which serve as way-stations between the tectal areas and other centers.

1948 A. Menjou & M. M. Musselman It took Nine Tailors 10 She thought a theater was just a way station on the road to perdition.

1973 Sci. Amer. July 52/1 Lymphocytes are found in high concentrations in the lymph nodes, way stations along the lymphatic vessels.

2006 New Scientist 30 Sept. 56/2 The extremists among the evangelical community really do see the world as just a way station.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	way station
释义	way stationn. Brit. /ˈweɪˌsteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈweɪˌsteɪʃən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: way n.¹, station n. Etymology: < way n.¹ + station n. U.S. 1. An intermediate station or stop on a travel route, esp. a railway. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > station > other types stopping station1840 way station1840 flag-station1852 by-station1864 transfer station1869 junction1876 stationette1891 station house1891 halt1910 stub station1916 ghost station1928 whistle-stop1934 parkway1972 1840 Monthly Chron. 1 405 We annex a further description of the mode of working the London and Blackwall railway..for the accommodation of way stations. 1854 Harper's Mag. Mar. 566/2 The boats touched at most of the prominent towns on the river, to land such passengers as might desire to disembark at ‘way-stations’. 1891 C. Roberts Adrift in Amer. 67 This was only what is called a way station. There was nothing but a section house and a long siding, besides the usual offices. 1912 F. J. Haskin Amer. Govt. 210 Cities which are to-day mere way stations on the international routes of trade will grow into rich world centers. 1944 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 21 July 1/8 The island [sc. Guam]..formerly served as a way-station on the trans-Pacific airroute to the East. 1976 N. Thornburg Cutter & Bone vi. 134 It was..a way station carefully restored and preserved to offer at least a semblance of its original state. 1999 N. N. Feltes This Side Heaven iv. 111 The way-stations along the Buffalo and Lake Huron railway. 2012 A. Eger in P. Cobb Lineaments of Islam iv. 444 The northern and central enclosures were built up in the early ʿAbbāsid period as part of the system of waystations on frontier routes. 2. In extended use. A point marking progress in a certain course of action. Also: a place, matter or event of secondary importance. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > a stage in a process or development degreec1230 greea1340 steadc1370 pointc1475 nick1649 stadium1669 notch1670 grade1796 step1811 milestone1820 way station1863 1863 G. McHenry Position & Duty Pennsylvania 11 Pennsylvania..has in no manner kept pace with her sister States in the attainment of wealth and importance... She has been merely a way station. Why should she not become the terminus? 1892 Congress. Rec. 23 Mar. 2462/2 ‘Will the gentleman allow me to ask him a question?’.. ‘The gentleman will excuse me. On a fast schedule I can not stop at way stations.’ 1926 Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. 40 217 A group of nuclei which serve as way-stations between the tectal areas and other centers. 1948 A. Menjou & M. M. Musselman It took Nine Tailors 10 She thought a theater was just a way station on the road to perdition. 1973 Sci. Amer. July 52/1 Lymphocytes are found in high concentrations in the lymph nodes, way stations along the lymphatic vessels. 2006 New Scientist 30 Sept. 56/2 The extremists among the evangelical community really do see the world as just a way station. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1840
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