pit stop
noun
1
: a stop at the pits during an automobile race
2
a(1)
: a stop (as during a trip) for fuel, food, or rest or for use of a restroom
(2)
: a temporary deviation from a direct or usual course
a career pit stop … where he worked temporarily in between TV jobs—
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b(1)
: a place where a pit stop is or can be made
(2)
: an establishment providing food or drink
Examples of pit stop in a Sentence
We made a pit stop for some food before getting back on the highway.
This little town is an ideal pit stop between the two cities.
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His name has been synonymous with Palm Beach County barbecue, with his family’s restaurant evolving from a gathering space for civil right activists in the ’50s and ’60s to a pit stop that has catered the past 18 Super Bowls.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2025
During the past two weeks, the Cup has made stops in Joliette in Quebec, Canada; Atlanta; St. Louis; Dallas; and Key West, among other pit stops on a tour that will continue during the next month or so before the team kicks off training camp in September.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
President Donald Trump made a pit stop at his Turnberry course in Scotland Saturday during his trip overseas.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2025
Often, the best players get a big chunk of their minor-league maturation at Double-A and then make a pit stop at Triple-A.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2025
During the past two weeks, the Cup has made stops in Joliette in Quebec, Canada; Atlanta; St. Louis; Dallas; and Key West, among other pit stops on a tour that will continue during the next month or so before the team kicks off training camp in September.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
President Donald Trump made a pit stop at his Turnberry course in Scotland Saturday during his trip overseas.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2025
Often, the best players get a big chunk of their minor-league maturation at Double-A and then make a pit stop at Triple-A.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pit stop
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“Pit stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pit%20stop. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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