way-station
Brief journey pause
A way-station is a stopping point along a route, originally a minor station between major stops on a railroad or stagecoach line.
The word now usually appears figuratively for any intermediate stage in a longer journey or process: The job was just a way-station on his path to something better.
Also spelled waystation.
Break between connecting flights
- rest stopRoadside traveler facility
- checkpointInspection station on route
- depotVehicle storage facility
- terminalAt the endpoint
junction · hub · platform · landing · roadhouse · truckstop · caravanserai · post house
Connecting two phases
- intermediateBetween two levels
- stepping stoneIntermediate stage toward goal
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- thresholdPoint of beginning
interlude · pause · hiatus · liminal · in-between · halfway point · milestone · phase
Connection between transit lines
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- connectionA joining or relation
- routePath from A to B
- passageSegment of text
journey · leg · midpoint · crossroads · node · waypoint · staging area · embarkation
layover
Break between connecting flights
- rest stopRoadside traveler facility
- checkpointInspection station on route
- depotVehicle storage facility
terminal · junction · hub · platform · landing · roadhouse · truckstop · caravanserai · post house · stagecoach stop
transitional
Connecting two phases
- intermediateBetween two levels
- stepping stoneIntermediate stage toward goal
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
threshold · interlude · pause · hiatus · liminal · in-between · halfway point · milestone · phase · progression
transfer point
Connection between transit lines
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- connectionA joining or relation
- routePath from A to B
passage · journey · leg · midpoint · crossroads · node · waypoint · staging area · embarkation · disembarkation
way-stationterminus
Final destination point
endpoint · end of the line · terminal · journey's end · destination
way-stationpermanent home
Lasting place of residence
home · forever home · abode · dwelling · domicile
way, ways, station, stations, stationary, stationery, wayside, wayward, waywardness