halting-place
Example Sentences
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The next halting-place was Camperdown, another farming centre, where again a surprisingly large gathering of country folk had assembled to welcome the Prince.
From Down Under With the Prince by Duncan, Sara Jeannette
Sir Charles Staveley arrived to-day with his force, which slept last night at a halting-place at the foot of the ghaut.
From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
The picturesque islands of Bermuda, in the North Atlantic, the last halting-place upon the Prince's tour, put up a brave show in honour of the Royal visitor.
From Down Under With the Prince by Duncan, Sara Jeannette
With artisans out of work, and with town-travelers of small trade, the pie-shop is a halting-place, its productions presenting a cheap substitute for a dinner.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
No obvious halting-place, I say; for the point which at first seems abruptly transitional has been already shown to be only the critical point of a continuous curve.
From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry)
