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How to pronounce stopover in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms way station
Type of stop


there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago.
Type Words
Synonyms layover, stop
Type of stay
Has types night-stop, pit stop, stand
Derivation stop over


they made a stopover to visit their friends.

Examples of stopover

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My wife and I have an eight-hour stopover at Bangkok when returning from Europe.
From the nzherald.co.nz
After a stopover in Korea, the officials arrived in Zhanjiang City on Wednesday.
From the newsday.com
Next time, when I hear those words, Dubai stopover, I will smile in expectation.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Velux has a stopover in Charleston next spring before ending back in France.
From the usatoday.com
The captain informed us that the stopover would be short, and so it transpired.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He thinks it may have fallen out when he moved up a few rows during a stopover.
From the philly.com
The idea is to make CLK the main stopover for flights to, from and within Asia.
From the economist.com
We're told Tom Mayo owes his presence at the head of the Volvo stopover to Wells.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The journey from the UK can be done in two days, too, with a stopover in Jakarta.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • A stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago"
  • Stop: a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"
  • In transportation, a layover, also known as lays over or stopover, is some form of a break between parts of a single trip.
  • A short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an interruption; Alternative spelling of stop-over
  • When a traveler leaves the airport at which they have arrived. The passenger must complete arrival formalities and when they return to the airport they must check in again. ...
  • A break in the made by the passenger, lasting over 24 hours (providing that the tarriff allows it)
  • A temporary stop during a long journey.
  • A planned stop of at least one night (or more than 4 hours domestically) before continuing the next part of a flight itinerary.
  • A planned overnight (or longer) stop on a ticketed journey.