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layover

American  
[ley-oh-ver] / ˈleɪˌoʊ vər /

noun

  1. stopover.


Etymology

Origin of layover

1870–75, noun use of verb phrase lay over

Example Sentences

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Effects of the closure will spill over and affect the industry as a whole, since the airport acts as a layover hot spot for flights from North America to Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tuesday with a layover in Boston, and another that gave us one hour to change terminals in Houston and would get us home around 1 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sodais later said they were nervous — they had been questioned for an hour in Munich and nearly just as long on their layover in Lisbon.

From Los Angeles Times

The process, which works the same way in reverse, can lead to long layovers and shipping delays.

From The Wall Street Journal

But this is my third time back in Chicago as an adult, and the first that feels like more than a long layover — the first that’s starting to stitch itself into something like permanence.

From Salon