layover
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of layover
1870–75, noun use of verb phrase lay over
Example Sentences
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Tuesday with a layover in Boston, and another that gave us one hour to change terminals in Houston and would get us home around 1 a.m.
Sodais later said they were nervous — they had been questioned for an hour in Munich and nearly just as long on their layover in Lisbon.
From Los Angeles Times
The process, which works the same way in reverse, can lead to long layovers and shipping delays.
But this is my third time back in Chicago as an adult, and the first that feels like more than a long layover — the first that’s starting to stitch itself into something like permanence.
From Salon
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
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