stopover

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stopover

/ˈstɒpˌəʊvə/ UK
/ˈstɑpˌoʊvɚ/ US

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Deverbal from stop over.

noun stopovers · stop-over

A short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an interruption. Near-synonyms: stayover, layover, lie-over (all sometimes synonymous)
Similar: stayover, layover, lie-over

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noun interruption in a journey

Español	paraje, escala
日本語	途中下車 tochū gesha, ストップ sutoppu
中文	耽擱 /耽搁 dāngē, 停留 tíngliú, 中途下車 /中途下车 zhōngtú xiàchē
Português	parada
Français	étape, escale
Deutsch	Zwischenstopp, Zwischenlandung, Aufenthalt, Zwischenhalt
Italiano	scalo
Русский	остано́вка в пути́ ostanóvka v putí, остано́вка ostanóvka, захо́д zaxód
עברית	חניית ביניים hani'at beinayim

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"stopover." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stopover. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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stopover. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stopover

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"stopover." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stopover.

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@misc{stopover_2026,
  title = {stopover},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stopover},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}