stopover
noun
stop·over
ˈstäp-ˌō-vər 
1
: a stop at an intermediate point in one's journey
2
: a stopping place on a journey
Examples of stopover in a Sentence
The city is a favorite stopover for tourists.
I've been to Belgium—if you count a stopover in Brussels on my way to Istanbul.
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But National Geographic now has us on a flight with a stopover.
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Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
China Airlines' flight from Phoenix to Taipei with the LAX stopover involves 16 hours of flying plus a 2½-hour layover.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The airline is encouraging this with its stopover program, which includes a night at a five-star hotel from just $24.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
Jimmy Carter landed in the Iranian capital at sunset on December 31, 1977, for a 17-hour stopover en route to India.
—Romesh Ratnesar, Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
China Airlines' flight from Phoenix to Taipei with the LAX stopover involves 16 hours of flying plus a 2½-hour layover.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The airline is encouraging this with its stopover program, which includes a night at a five-star hotel from just $24.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
Jimmy Carter landed in the Iranian capital at sunset on December 31, 1977, for a 17-hour stopover en route to India.
—Romesh Ratnesar, Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Stopover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stopover. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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stopover
noun
stop·over
-ˌō-vər
1
: a stop in the course of one's journey
2
: a stopping place on a journey
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