noun
stopover
STOP-oh-vuh
noun
1
A short stop or break during a longer journey.
"We had a six-hour stopover in Dubai on the way to Sydney."
"They planned a two-night stopover in Rome before flying home."
How to Use Stopover
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA brief pause in a trip, especially a layover between flights.
Common pairings
stopover in
overnight stopover
Word Forms
stopovers plural
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Etymology
Formed from the phrase to stop over, made into a single noun.