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railroad terminal vs way station

way station vs railroad terminal

railroad terminal and way station both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
railroad terminal Yes No No No
way station Yes No No No
As nouns, way station is a hyponym of railroad terminal; that is, way station is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than railroad terminal:
  • railroad terminal: a terminal/node where trains load or unload passengers or goods
  • way station: a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal
Other hyponyms of railroad terminal include flag stop, whistle stop.
railroad terminal (noun) way station (noun)
a terminal/node where trains load or unload passengers or goods a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal
a stopping place on a journey
Difference between railroad terminal and way station

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