stepping stone
noun [C] (STONE)Definition
› one of a row of large, flat stones on which you can walk in order to cross a stream or river that is not deepPedestrian routes
(Definition of stepping stone noun (STONE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alley noun
- beat verb (HIT)
- boardwalk noun
- cart track noun
- causeway noun
- channel noun (AIRPORT/PORT)
- crazy paving noun
- nature trail noun
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- pathless adjective
- pathway noun
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- the highways and byways idiom
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