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 boy meets charming flight attendants (including Ella Bleu Travolta) and experiences stopovers as well as first class in a life-changing trip.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The city-state is a regional hub for business travel and airline stopovers and has hosted major events, including the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix and concerts by megastars Taylor Swift, Coldplay and Blackpink.
—Sydney Goh, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Komodo Island itself has become a stopover for cruise ships traveling between major ports like Singapore and Australia.
—Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
Procopio suggests a trip to the city of El Alamein, a coastal town in northwestern Egypt, with a stopover in the Siwa Desert.
—Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The city-state is a regional hub for business travel and airline stopovers and has hosted major events, including the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix and concerts by megastars Taylor Swift, Coldplay and Blackpink.
—Sydney Goh, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Komodo Island itself has become a stopover for cruise ships traveling between major ports like Singapore and Australia.
—Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
Procopio suggests a trip to the city of El Alamein, a coastal town in northwestern Egypt, with a stopover in the Siwa Desert.
—Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
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“Stopover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stopover. Accessed 16 May. 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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