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stop-off
[ stop-awf, -of ]
stop off
verb
- intr, adverboften foll byat to halt and call somewhere, as on a visit or errand, esp en route to another place
noun
- a break in a journey
- ( as modifier )
stopoff point
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stop-off1
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Idioms and Phrases
Also, stop over . Interrupt a journey for a short stay somewhere, as in When we drove through Massachusetts we stopped off for a few days at Cape Cod , or When you're in the area try to stop over and see our new house . [Mid-1800s]Discover More
Example Sentences
It did not seem credible that the great man would make a special stop-off on his way to the coast, just to pay me a visit.
Faix, yer ticket reads straight through, wid no stop-off priv'leges whatever.
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