stopover
noun
stop·over
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Definition of stopover
1
: a stop at an intermediate point in one's journey
2
: a stopping place on a journey
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Examples of stopover in a Sentence
The city is a favorite stopover for tourists.
I've been to Belgiumâif you count a stopover in Brussels on my way to Istanbul.
Recent Examples on the Web
The sanctions coincided with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wenâs stopover in the U.S., ahead of a visit to four Caribbean allies, a trip that has also prompted anger from Beijing. — Philip Wen And William Mauldin, WSJ, "China to Sanction U.S. Companies for Arms Sales to Taiwan," 12 July 2019 Aaron Huang, acting spokesman for the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei, said overall policy toward stopovers had not changed but declined to say why Tsai was given stops totaling four days. — Ralph Jennings, latimes.com, "In a snub to China, the U.S. lets Taiwanâs president spend some time in New York," 11 July 2019 The Dominican Republic is one of the Caribbean's top tourism destinations, with more than 6 million stopover tourists last year, including 2.2 million Americans, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. — Ray Sanchez, CNN, "Dominican tourism minister calls spate of deaths 'exaggerated'," 21 June 2019 But more recently, serious investments in the arts are making Doha much more than a stopover destination. — Jenna Scatena, CondĂ© Nast Traveler, "Why Doha Is Much More Than a Stopover Destination," 4 June 2019 Hailing from Surat, a textile hub in the western Indian state of Gujarat, Kabra knew all along that global shores were only a temporary stopover for him. — Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, "A young, US-educated entrepreneur is giving Indian menâs underwear a makeover," 31 July 2019 While some were genuine, like in the case of one of Nigeriaâs most prominent software engineers, many others were likely oversold with Nigerians deliberately avoiding flights with stopovers in countries believed to be cross-hairs of Trump. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "Trumpâs clampdown on US visas for Nigerians is cultivating fearâand âfake newsâ," 17 July 2019 The sea route to Englandâvia the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, with a stopover at St Helena, an island in the mid-Atlantic Oceanâwas popular at the time. — Anu Kumar, Quartz India, "An 18th-century British merchantâs account of how the empire ruled India," 26 July 2019 More than 100 miles from mainland South Korea but less than 10 from North Korea, the island is an important stopover for birds en route to North Korea from China or Southeast Asia. — Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times, "Can birds help connect North Korea to the world?," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stopover.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for stopover
stopover
noun
English Language Learners Definition of stopover
: a brief period of time when you stop at a place during a journey
also
: a place where a stopover occurs
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stopover
noun
stop·over
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Kids Definition of stopover
: a stop made during a journey
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