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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Travel is full of those tiny, unfiltered snapshots that stick and a wanderluster’s hope should always be to find the sort of warmth that turns a stopover into a story and a stranger into a guest.
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David Dickstein, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Of those that do, fewer are likely to consider stopovers, which will hit their countries’ hospitality sectors.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
With Doha and Dubai traditionally acting as major stopover hubs, teams reportedly had to change their routes to reach Australia.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
During this impromptu stopover, the Princess of Wales was challenged to a game of rock-paper-scissors by a little boy, as witnessed by a video shared on X by journalist Emily Ferguson.
—Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 27 Feb. 2026
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David Dickstein, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Of those that do, fewer are likely to consider stopovers, which will hit their countries’ hospitality sectors.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
With Doha and Dubai traditionally acting as major stopover hubs, teams reportedly had to change their routes to reach Australia.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
During this impromptu stopover, the Princess of Wales was challenged to a game of rock-paper-scissors by a little boy, as witnessed by a video shared on X by journalist Emily Ferguson.
—Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stopover
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“Stopover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stopover. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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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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