stopover
[ stop-oh-ver ]
/ ˈstɒpˌoʊ vər /
noun
a brief stop in the course of a journey, as to eat, sleep, or visit friends.
such a stop made with the privilege of proceeding later on the ticket originally issued.
Origin of stopover
First recorded in 1860–65; noun use of verb phrase
stop over
Words nearby stopover
stopes,
stopgap,
stoping,
stoplight,
stoplight party,
stopover,
stoppable,
stoppage,
stoppage time,
stoppard,
stoppard, tom
Example sentences from the Web for stopover
British Dictionary definitions for stopover
stopover
/ (ˈstɒpˌəʊvə) /
noun
a stopping place on a journey
verb stop over
(intr, adverb)
to make a stopover