layover
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of layover
1870–75, noun use of verb phrase lay over
Example Sentences
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There is just one direct flight per day from Glasgow to New York and with so few seats left, the cost is more than double travelling via a layover in Amsterdam.
From BBC • May 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
A 12-hour layover in Istanbul, a summer abroad in Paris, a weekend trip to Athens from London, a visit to a friend in Seoul.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Effects of the closure will spill over and affect the industry as a whole, since the airport acts as a layover hot spot for flights from North America to Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
We had a few hours’ layover before we would take another plane to Cairo.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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