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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This came after the Chinese Communist Party, which views Taiwan as part of its territory despite never having governed it, condemned Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's stopovers in Hawaii and Guam during a tour of Taiwan's allies in the Pacific Ocean.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Taking lessons from its neighbor Iceland, Greenland is being talked about as a possible hub for transatlantic stopovers en route to Europe, working off Icelandair's existing North American routes.
—Laura Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2024
However, the newfound highland cities were too big to simply be trading posts or Silk Road stopovers, Frachetti and his colleagues believe.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
But that was set back by two days of bad weather in Ohio, their previous stopover.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Taking lessons from its neighbor Iceland, Greenland is being talked about as a possible hub for transatlantic stopovers en route to Europe, working off Icelandair's existing North American routes.
—Laura Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2024
However, the newfound highland cities were too big to simply be trading posts or Silk Road stopovers, Frachetti and his colleagues believe.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
But that was set back by two days of bad weather in Ohio, their previous stopover.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Stopover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stopover. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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