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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The development is planned within a nature reserve and one of Albania’s most valuable biodiversity areas, a key stopover for migratory birds along the Adriatic coast.
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
His trip included a stopover in neighboring Guyana.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Today, even after seven decades of technological improvements, these antipodal routes still require at least one stopover in hubs such as Singapore, Dubai, Los Angeles, or Dallas.
—David Szondy
june 02, New Atlas, 2 June 2026
In the meantime, games and atmospheres like Saturday’s will be a reminder of what could be a regularity in Sacramento — or a novel memory, a blip of MLB’s stopover in California’s capital region, if an expansion teams land elsewhere.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
His trip included a stopover in neighboring Guyana.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Today, even after seven decades of technological improvements, these antipodal routes still require at least one stopover in hubs such as Singapore, Dubai, Los Angeles, or Dallas.
—David Szondy
june 02, New Atlas, 2 June 2026
In the meantime, games and atmospheres like Saturday’s will be a reminder of what could be a regularity in Sacramento — or a novel memory, a blip of MLB’s stopover in California’s capital region, if an expansion teams land elsewhere.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
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“Stopover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stopover. Accessed 5 Jun. 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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