Noun way station has 2 senses
  1. stopover, way station - a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago"
    --1 is a kind of stop
  2. whistle stop, flag stop, way station - a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal
    --2 is a kind of railway station, railroad station, railroad terminal, train station, train depot
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