Definition of nonstop
: done, made, or held without a stop : not easing or letting up
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Examples of nonstop in a Sentence
nonstop negotiations in an eleventh-hour attempt to avert a strike
Recent Examples of nonstop from the Web
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The nonstop flight had started with plane de-icing at Dulles International.
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The airline will be running four weekly, nonstop flights.
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The airport also launched its first nonstop transatlantic flight last week: a Delta flight to Paris.
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The nonstop flight is primarily meant to appeal to business travelers, which is why Newark airport was chosen as the New York gateway.
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While an interaction Tuesday on Twitter indicated that those nonstop flights would be discontinued, a Southwest representative told The Bee that the change is only a seasonal reduction.
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This month, the carrier began thrice-weekly nonstop flights from SFO to both French Polynesia and Paris (Orly)—the latter with an opening fare of $189 one way.
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The most notable: The cheapest fares are available only for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and only on nonstop flights.
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Jamaica Jamaica is a great choice during the summer with nonstop flights from the U.S. and affordable hotel and resort rooms from high-end to no-frills.
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First Known Use of nonstop
1900
nonstop Synonyms
Synonyms
ceaseless, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, incessant, perpetual, running, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted, unremitting;
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
intermittent, periodic, periodical, recurrent, recurring;
alternate, alternating, cyclic (or cyclical), rhythmic (or rhythmical), seasonal, serial;
erratic, fitful, irregular, occasional, spasmodic, sporadic, spotty, unsteady;
Related Words
dateless, deathless, endless, eternal, everlasting, immortal, interminable, permanent, undying, unending;
changeless, constant, stable, steady, unchanging, unvarying;
Recent Examples of nonstop from the Web
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The latest upheaval of Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, comes on the heels of an eruption cycle that began in 1983 and continued almost nonstop for 35 years, destroying more than 200 dwellings and other structures.
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The European planemaker sees demand for between 50 and 100 orders for a longer-range version of the A350 model, capable of flying from Sydney to London nonstop, Airbus’s chief salesman Eric Schulz said in Sydney Sunday.
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JetBlue is sticking a combined eight daily nonstops from Long Beach to JFK, Fort Lauderdale, Austin, Reno and Sacramento.
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Now there are 321 daily nonstops across the country, linking airports as small as Charleston, S.C.
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Sacramento travelers have been able to head south of the border nonstop for several years out of the capital city airport.
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Delta is planning an increase on its Milwaukee-to-Seattle service in May. Southwest will resume nonstops from Milwaukee to Seattle, San Diego and San Francisco in June.
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After three years of nonstop touring, with an appearance on American Idol under its belt, the indie band leveled up to a major (Elektra Records) but quickly parted ways and lost momentum in the process.
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JetBlue's nonstop from Anchorage to Portland is a little more: $104 one-way.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonstop.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of nonstop
1975
NONSTOP Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of nonstop for English Language Learners
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: done or made without stopping
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: not stopping
NONSTOP Defined for Kids
Definition of nonstop for Students
: without a stop
- He talked nonstop.
- It's a nonstop flight.
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