short-stay

adjective

British

1

: providing a specified service for short periods of time

a short-stay car park

2

: staying at a place (such as a hospital or nursing home) for a short period of time

short-stay patients/residents

Examples of short-stay in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Spreading Tourist Numbers Across Norway Norway’s most famous destinations increasingly attract intense seasonal pressure, especially places made popular by social media, cruise tourism and short-stay sightseeing. — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026

Conversation starters → A popular tourist city is fast-tracking a new cruise passenger tax as officials push to reduce short-stay visitors. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026

The compact geography of this city is your biggest advantage as a short-stay visitor — the Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall, Beacon Hill, and the North End are all connected by short, manageable walks, not long drives or complicated transit connections. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026

The economic impact of fewer Canadian visitors in 2025 affects mostly border states that depend heavily on people driving across the border for retail, restaurants, casinos and short-stay hotels. — Frédéric Dimanche, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for short-stay

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway