laid over; laying over; lays over
: to make a stopover
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Examples of layover in a Sentence
Noun
our flight from New York to San Francisco made a layover in Chicago
Verb
we'll have to lay over a discussion of the issue until the next meeting
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Stopover Perks Some layover times are just a little too long to be confined to an airport.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2024
Ammar Cheikh Omar, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Each fence, wall, hedge, or canal laid over or through an existing path must be punctured by a gate, stile, or bridge.
—Steven Potter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Why did Xi choose Morocco for his short, unscheduled layover?
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Stopover Perks Some layover times are just a little too long to be confined to an airport.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
Part of the foundation for the success of HTS and its allies has been laid over the past four years, with the group investing in professionalizing its forces and buying materiel such as drones, analysts say.
—Ammar Cheikh Omar, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Each fence, wall, hedge, or canal laid over or through an existing path must be punctured by a gate, stile, or bridge.
—Steven Potter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Layover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layover. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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layover
1 of 2 noun
lay·over
ˈlā-ˌō-vər 
lay over
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)lā-ˈō-vər
: to make a temporary halt or stop
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