stopover
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Definition
- Noun:
- A brief stay in the course of a journey: A short interruption of a trip, typically for rest, refueling, or to visit a place before continuing.
- A stopping place on a journey: A location where such a brief stay occurs, often an airport or city where travelers change transportation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- We had a 24-hour stopover in Dubai on our way to Singapore.
- The flight includes a stopover in Frankfurt.
- They planned a two-day stopover in Iceland to see the sights.
Advanced Usage
- "to have/make a stopover": This is the standard collocation for taking a short break during a longer trip.
- We decided to make a stopover in Paris to break up the long flight.
Variants and Related Words
- Stop (noun/verb): A more general term for halting movement or a place where one halts. A "stopover" implies a longer pause than a simple "stop."
- Layover (noun): A near synonym, especially common in air travel for a wait between connecting flights.
- Transit (noun): The act of passing through a place on the way to another. A stopover is a type of transit that involves leaving the airport or station.
Synonyms
- Layover: A waiting period between stages of a journey.
- Break in a journey: A more descriptive phrase for an interrupted trip.
Related Phrases
- Stopover rights: The permission granted by a country for an airline to land and pick up passengers while en route to another destination.
- The airline's agreement includes stopover rights in several European capitals.
Noun
- a brief stay in the course of a journey
- they made a stopover to visit their friends
- a stopping place on a journey
- there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago