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nonstop

nons·top

UK/ˌnɒnˈstɒp/ US/ˌnɑnˈstɑp/ fairly common

noun

1.

a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination

  • “how many nonstops are there to Dallas?”

adverb

1.

without stopping

  • “we are flying nonstop form New York to Tokyo”

adjective

1.

of a journey especially a flight

  • “a nonstop flight to Atlanta”
Similar
2.

at all times

  • “around-the-clock nursing care”

Origin

From non- + stop.

Phrases

  • non-stop decay

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