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Definition of way station noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

way station

noun
 
/ˈweɪ steɪʃn/
 
/ˈweɪ steɪʃn/
(especially North American English)
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  1. a place where people stop to eat or rest during a long journey
    • (figurative) After China and Japan, the job in the UK was a way station to retirement.
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