way station

way station

n. A station between principal stations on a route, as of a railroad.

way′ sta`tion

n. any of various stations intermediate between principal stations, as on a railroad. [1775–85, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.way station - a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago"stopoverstop - a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta"

2.way station - a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signalflag stop, whistle stoprailroad station, railroad terminal, railway station, train depot, train station - terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods