stopover

Noun
Synonyms: way stationstoplayover

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a stopping place on a journey“there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago”Synonyms: way station
  2. a brief stay in the course of a journey“they made a stopover to visit their friends”Synonyms: stoplayover
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Stopover \Stop"o`ver\, Stop-over \Stop"-o`ver\, a. Permitting one to stop over; as, a stop-over check or ticket. See To stop over, under Stop, v. i. [1913 Webster] Stopover
Stopover \Stop"o`ver\, Stop-over \Stop"-o`ver\, n.

1.the act or privilege of stopping over; stopping at a station or airport beyond the time of the departure of the train or airplane on which one came, with the purpose of continuing one's journey on a subsequent train or airplane; the temporary interruption of one's journey. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

2.a brief visit. [PJC]

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