nonstop

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adjective

non·​stop ˌnän-ˈstäp How to pronounce nonstop (audio)
: done, made, or held without a stop : not easing or letting up
nonstop adverb

nonstop

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noun

: a nonstop airplane flight

Examples of nonstop in a Sentence

Adjective the two sides took part in nonstop negotiations in an eleventh-hour attempt to avert a strike
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Adjective
Breeze Airways will begin offering the nonstop service to Pensacola on Sept. 4 with flights planned two times weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays, the release states. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2025 After two years of nonstop organizing, Baum had triumphed. Amy Brecount White, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2025
Noun
Operating three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, the new nonstop will use a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft that has 224 economy seats, 21 in premium comfort, and 30 fully flat business class seats. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025 The nonstop churning out of monikers and labels can be a bit confusing—especially when half of these ideas have long been a thing. Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonstop

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1900, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonstop was in 1900

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“Nonstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonstop. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

nonstop

adjective
non·​stop
ˈnän-ˈstäp
: done, made, or held without a stop
a nonstop flight to Chicago
nonstop adverb

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