way-station

  • 1Way station — Way Way, n. [OE. wey, way, AS. weg; akin to OS., D., OHG., & G. weg, Icel. vegr, Sw. v[ a]g, Dan. vei, Goth. wigs, L. via, and AS. wegan to move, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah. [root]136. Cf. {Convex}, {Inveigh}, {Vehicle}, {Vex}, {Via}, {Voyage} …

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  • 2Way station — may be: *Way Station (novel) a 1963 science fiction novel by Clifford D. Simak *The Way Station chapter 2 of The Dark Tower I – The Gunslinger by Stephen King. *Waystation Studioee also*mansio (Latin) *station *stopover *whistle stop *weigh… …

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  • 3way station — way .station n AmE 1.) old fashioned a place to stop between the main stations of a railway 2.) a place where you can stop before going on somewhere else way station to ▪ The refugee camps, however dreadful, were a way station to their dream …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4way station — way stations 1) N COUNT A way station is a place where people stop to eat and rest when they are on a long journey. 2) N COUNT A way station is a small station between two large stations on a railway. [AM] …

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  • 5way station — way ,station noun count AMERICAN 1. ) a station between the major stations on a railroad line 2. ) a temporary stage in a longer process …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6way station — ☆ way station n. a small railroad station between more important ones, where through trains stop only on signal …

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  • 7way station — ► NOUN N. Amer. ▪ a stopping place on a journey …

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  • 8way station — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms way station : singular way station plural way stations American 1) a station between the major stations on a railway line 2) a temporary stage in a longer process …

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  • 9way station — way′ sta tion n. any of various stations intermediate between principal stations, as on a railroad • Etymology: 1775–85, amer …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10Way Station (novel) — infobox Book | name = Way Station title orig = translator = image caption = 1964 Macfadden Edition cover author = Clifford D. Simak illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science Fiction publisher …

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