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View synonyms for stopover

stopover

[ stop-oh-ver ]

noun

  1. a brief stop in the course of a journey, as to eat, sleep, or visit friends.
  2. such a stop made with the privilege of proceeding later on the ticket originally issued.


stopover

/ ˈstɒpˌəʊvə /

noun

  1. a stopping place on a journey
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr, adverb to make a stopover
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stopover1

First recorded in 1860–65; noun use of verb phrase stop over
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Example Sentences

Three weeks prior, they had departed from their home on the Virginia coast, driven all the way to Oregon and seeing us was a stopover on their way back.

From Salon

They praised the heroics of the staffers who ushered them to safety and said they were adjusting to new surroundings, but unsure whether this was a stopover or their new permanent home.

The Queen contracted the illness a month ago after a trip with the King to Australia and Samoa, which included a stopover in India on the way back.

From BBC

The trip is being billed as a stopover as part of a Pacific tour, but comes amid long-running tensions between the US and China and growing concerns about the possibility of conflict over Taiwan.

From BBC

The trip included a stopover in India on the way back.

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