way station (redirected from way stations)

way station

n.

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	way station - a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago" stopover stop - 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 signal flag stop, whistle stop railroad station, railroad terminal, railway station, train depot, train station - terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods

Translations

way station n (US) (RAIL) → apeadero

way station n (US) (Rail) → petite gare: (fig); étape f

way station way (US) n (Rail) → kleiner Bahnhof m (fig); Zwischenstation f

way station n (US ) (RAIL) → stazione f secondaria;

(fig) → tappa