halting-place

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Fifth, and last, because if this ship carried three millions, we must find a source for this silver, and a halting-place for it.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 by Abreu, Antonio Alvarez de

She was well rested; for at the last halting-place in Rossyeni she had slept soundly; she left them then only late in the evening.

From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

In this manner the time passed till, to my delight, I saw lights in the distance, which proved to me that a portion of the laager had already reached the halting-place.

From Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet by Kestell, J. D. (John Daniel)

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 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)