staging post
Rest along route
A staging post is a stopping point on a longer journey, originally a place where travelers could rest and change horses.
The term now applies more broadly to any intermediate point in a process or progression: The internship was a staging post on her way to a full partnership.
Chiefly British; Americans more often say way station or stopover.
Brief halt mid-journey
- waypointNavigation reference location
- hubCentral connection point
- junctionPoint where things meet
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
terminal · depot · transfer point · layover · connection · midpoint · checkpoint · crossroads
One who instructs
- horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
- mail coachHorse-drawn postal vehicle
- dispatchSend with speed
courier · postmaster · inn · tavern · hostler · stable · overnight · lodging
Supporting bottom structure
- forward operating baseMilitary outpost near action
- supply depotFacility storing distributed goods
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
garrison · outpost · deployment · troops · provisions · ammunition · reinforcements · advance
stopover
Brief halt mid-journey
interchange · terminal · depot · transfer point · layover · connection · midpoint · checkpoint · crossroads · node
coach
One who instructs
- horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
- mail coachHorse-drawn postal vehicle
dispatch · courier · postmaster · inn · tavern · hostler · stable · overnight · lodging · waystation
base
Supporting bottom structure
- forward operating baseMilitary outpost near action
- supply depotFacility storing distributed goods
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
encampment · garrison · outpost · deployment · troops · provisions · ammunition · reinforcements · advance · campaign
- wayfarer lodginginn, hostel, guesthouse, caravanserai, way station
- settlementsvillage, cities, hamlet, city, towns
- frontier postsoutpost, fort, garrison, stockade, frontier fort
staging postterminus
Final destination point
endpoint · destination · journey's end · end of the line · goal
staging postpermanent home
Lasting place of residence
forever home · home · dwelling · domicile
staging postpoint of origin
Where something starts
starting point · origin · departure point · home base · jumping-off point
stage, staging, staged, stages, stager, post, posts, posted, posting