layover
Americannoun
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layovers
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of layover
1870–75, noun use of verb phrase lay over
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The family are now booked on flights from Tunisia to Brussels, followed by a seven-hour layover before travelling on to Dublin on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
André said he was stopped in April 2021 while also traveling back to Los Angeles after a layover in Atlanta, according to the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Need to store your luggage somewhere on a layover or before or after your flight so you can explore?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
But it wasn’t until the fall of 2022, during a layover at Miami airport, that things really accelerated.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
After a fifteen-hour journey, which included a three-hour layover in Istanbul, we landed in Tunis.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
The process, which works the same way in reverse, can lead to long layovers and shipping delays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
The lack of stops or layovers doesn’t guarantee that your flight won’t be delayed or canceled but it does reduce the chances of either happening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
Time penalties can be added to mandatory layovers each musher must take during the race or to a musher’s final time after they reach Nome.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
We would bid for three-day layovers in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Tokyo.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2024
Many business travelers rated it as one of their least favorite airports, but Farmer loved layovers here.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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