STOPOVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stopover mean? 

• STOPOVER (noun)
  The noun STOPOVER has 2 senses:

1. a stopping place on a journey

2. a brief stay in the course of a journey

  Familiarity information: STOPOVER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STOPOVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stopping place on a journey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

stopover; way station

Context example:

there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago

Hypernyms ("stopover" is a kind of...):

stop (a spot where something halts or pauses)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A brief stay in the course of a journey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

layover; stop; stopover

Context example:

they made a stopover to visit their friends

Hypernyms ("stopover" is a kind of...):

stay (continuing or remaining in a place or state)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stopover"):

night-stop (a break in a journey for the night)

pit stop (a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car)

pit stop (a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment)

stand (a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance)

Derivation:

stop over (interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight)

 Context examples 

The drivers confidently expected a long stopover.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)