overnighter
Americannoun
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an overnight stay or trip.
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a traveler or visitor making an overnight stay.
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something serving overnight travel, as a special train or an overnight bag.
Etymology
Origin of overnighter
Example Sentences
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Sustenance for an overnighter can be covered by using the Airport in the Sky Restaurant near the Catalina Airport as a feed station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
The tent isn’t worth it for an overnighter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
However, by any measure, Tacoma rapper Lewie is no overnighter.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2021
To entice riders to try an overnighter, the Adventure Cycling Association founded the Bike Travel Weekend in 2016.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2018
The passage of about 125 miles, made aboard a 52-foot motoryacht at a fuel-saving 10 knots, would be a delightful overnighter with a convivial crew and a new autopilot.
From Time Magazine Archive
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