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STOPOVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brief stay in the course of a journey
Example:
they made a stopover to visit their friends
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A stopping place on a journey
Example:
there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago
Synonyms:
stopover; way station
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("stopover" is a kind of...):
stop (a spot where something halts or pauses)
