stopover
Americannoun
-
stopovers
plural
-
a brief stop in the course of a journey, as to eat, sleep, or visit friends.
-
such a stop made with the privilege of proceeding later on the ticket originally issued.
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of stopover
First recorded in 1860–65; noun use of verb phrase stop over
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
She knew her son’s journey to the Ukrainian border had a stopover in Moscow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
"I don't mind an airport stopover at all: the idea of sitting in a plane for 20, 21 hours non-stop would be quite unbearable for me," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Lake Kahokugata is also a key stopover location along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
And the best way to visit the park has long included a stopover at the Boathouse, built by the park’s iconic “Lake” in 1954 to replace a 19th century wooden Victorian structure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Without his knowledge, and much to his delight, at the end of the broadcast he was given the tickets to Russia, with a stopover in Belgium, Sabena’s home country.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
But, I’m trying to avoid stopovers in Dubai or Qatar in case of cancellation or further disruption, but that is making it trickier to plan, too.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
A family of five heading to Europe in premium cabins, for instance, could save half a day flying private, due to the time saved avoiding regular security and potential stopovers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
IMO conventions allow signatories to inspect foreign ships during stopovers and even detain non-compliant vessels.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
Scientists have tracked the virus along migratory routes and stopovers, among wild birds in rural areas and commercial poultry operations and, most recently, among cattle on dairy farms.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Aside from the occasional refueling stopovers of Pan American World Airways planes, nothing interesting ever happened there.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
