stopover

CEFRB1

/ˈstɒpˌəʊvə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A short stay during a journey.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an interruption.

Examples

  • We had a brief stopover in Algiers during our Mediterranean tour.

  • How long is the stopover?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈstɑpˌoʊvɚ/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • We had a stopover in Chicago.

  • Near-synonyms: stayover, layover, lie-over (all sometimes synonymous)

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Etymology tree English stop overdeverb. English stopover Deverbal from stop over.