halting-place

Example Sentences

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The whole of that day's route was an ascent, and the halting-place was nearly 9000 feet in altitude.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

I hear that in the neighbourhood of Lât there is plenty of forage; in that case Lât will probably be our halting-place, if we find we cannot obtain sufficient grass and grain at Attala.

From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

I want when we arrive at the halting-place to hand over the command of my detachment to the corporal, and for you to let me go away on my own affairs.

From The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

The loveliest spot we ever found on earth is but a halting-place for the traveller—an oasis for the caravan in the desert.

From Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses by Cross, Joseph

For a time his eyes roved hither and thither, seeking a halting-place of more promise than the ruined cots; and at length they found what they sought.

From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Weyman, Stanley J.