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stopover

sto·po·ver

UK/ˈstɒpˌəʊvə/ US/ˈstɑpˌoʊvɚ/ rare

noun

1.

a stopping place on a journey

  • “there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago”
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2.

a brief stay in the course of a journey

  • “they made a stopover to visit their friends”
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Origin

Deverbal from stop over.

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