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waypost
n. 1 a sign or other marker that indicates the way along a road or trail 2 (context figuratively English) something that guides or marks the way along a figurative journey; a temporary stopping point on that journey
Usage examples of "waypost".
After visiting the Wookiee waypost, they would drift into the Lomabu system, fake the orbit of a rapidly moving planet-crossing asteroid, and keep all systems quiet.
He would probably recheck this waypost after he completed this mission.