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stopover
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
stopover
(noun)
stopover
/
ˈ
stɑːpˌoʊvɚ/
noun
plural
stopovers
stopover
/
ˈ
stɑːpˌoʊvɚ/
noun
plural
stopovers
Britannica Dictionary definition of STOPOVER
[
count
]
:
a brief period of time when you stop at a place during a journey
We have a six-hour
stopover
[=
layover
] in Puerto Rico.
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:
a place where a stopover occurs
The city is a favorite
stopover
for tourists.
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