layover
Americannoun
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layovers
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of layover
1870–75, noun use of verb phrase lay over
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Australian airline Qantas announced the direct flight route will start from October 2027, billing passengers approximately 20% more for the long-haul journey compared with a traditional layover.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
When there might be issues: If you’re flying from California to Texas, or have a layover there, officers may enforce Texas state law, including in the terminal.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Hoppock said Estelle was detained on a layover, as she traveled home from visiting her ailing father in France.
From Salon ● May 14, 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
Counting the layover in Hong Kong, it took Mother twenty-three hours to fly from London to Sydney.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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
We would bid for three-day layovers in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Tokyo.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2024
New Year’s Eve in Hanoi, with layovers in Singapore and Newark, N.J., before he arrives in New Orleans at 10 a.m.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
They may find themselves on long bus rides or juggling layovers and connections, and spending more time away from campus than if they were primarily competing regionally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
Among Korean Air flight crews, the expectation on layovers used to be that the junior officers would attend to the captain to the point of making him dinner or purchasing him gifts.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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