English Dictionary

way station

noun

A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal. / (figuratively) A service area or temporary lodging used during a longer journey.

The way station is a convenient stop for travelers.

意味（1）

A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A service area or temporary lodging used during a longer journey.

At one of the way-stations on his long journey a barmaid at a tavern speaks to Gilgamesh and tries to give him common sense on the human condition.