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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A station intermediate between principal stations on a railroad.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a stopping place on a journey
  • noun a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal

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