The place at which, or occasion when, a halt is made for refreshment on a journey.
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun] > lodging-place > temporary > for travellers, pilgrims, etc. > resting-place on journey (11) baiting1477 The place at which, or occasion when, a halt is made for refreshment on a journey. baiting-placec1530 attributive, as in baiting-place, baiting-season, baiting-town. stage1603 A place in which rest is taken on a journey; a roadside inn for the accommodation of travellers riding post or by stagecoach; esp. a regular… post-stage1642 Esp. in the 17th cent.: a stopping place, station, or stage on a post road, to which the mail was carried from the previous stage and from which… station1722 A regular stopping place on a road, having facilities for travellers to eat, sleep, refuel, etc.; spec. (chiefly U.S.) a place on a stagecoach… post station1749 A station on a post-road, esp. one where post-horses are kept. station house1815 An inn or other resting place for travellers on a long journey, esp. in a desert or other largely uninhabited area. Now chiefly historical. stopping-place1827 (a) a place at which a person or thing stops; (b) Canadian History a stopping house, or a settlement where groups of travellers customarily stop for… stage-stand1856 a place on a stagecoach route where horses are changed. refreshment stop1880 pull-up1899 British. A place for pulling up; a stopping-place for riders or drivers, esp. a roadside cafe (now somewhat dated). Formerly also in a good pull-up… |
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