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Layover

noun/lˈeɪoʊvɚ/
Definition
a brief stay in the course of a journey
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/lˈeɪoʊvɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/lˈeɪəʊvə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/lˈeɪəʊvə/
2 syllables Say it as /lˈeɪoʊvɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
stopstopover
Parts of Speech
nouna brief stay in the course of a journey
“they made a stopover to visit their friends”
Word Forms
stopverbinterrupt a trip
stop oververbinterrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight
lay oververbinterrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Zwischenstopp
ein kurzer Aufenthalt im Verlauf einer Reise
🇫🇷French
halte
un bref séjour au cours d'un voyage
🇪🇸Spanish
escala
una breve estancia en el transcurso de un viaje
🇮🇹Italian
sosta
un breve soggiorno nel corso di un viaggio
🇳🇱Dutch
tussenstop
een kort verblijf tijdens een reis
🇵🇹Portuguese
escala
uma breve estadia durante uma viagem
🇷🇺Russian
остановка
кратковременное пребывание во время путешествия
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बढा-चढाकर मूल्यांकन
यात्रा के दौरान थोड़ी देर रुकना
🇮🇳Tamil
இடமாற்றம்
பயணத்தின் போக்கில் சிறிது நேரம் தங்குதல்
🇮🇳Telugu
విసర్జన
ప్రయాణంలో కొద్దిసేపు ఉండడం
🇮🇳Marathi
लेओव्हर
प्रवासादरम्यान थोडा मुक्काम
🇮🇳Gujarati
લેઓવર
પ્રવાસ દરમિયાન સંક્ષિપ્ત રોકાણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಲೇಓವರ್
ಪ್ರಯಾಣದ ಹಾದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸಮಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പിരിച്ചുവിടൽ
ഒരു യാത്രയിൽ ഒരു ചെറിയ താമസം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਛੁੱਟੀ
ਇੱਕ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਦੇ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਠਹਿਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
لی اوور
سفر کے دوران ایک مختصر قیام
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
中途停留
旅途中的短暂停留
🇯🇵Japanese
乗り継ぎ
旅の途中での短い滞在
🇰🇷Korean
중단
여행 중 잠시 머물다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
quá cảnh
một thời gian lưu trú ngắn ngủi trong chuyến hành trình
🇹🇭Thai
หยุดพักระหว่างทาง
การพักช่วงสั้นๆ ระหว่างการเดินทาง
🇮🇩Indonesian
singgah
kunjungan singkat selama perjalanan
🇵🇭Filipino
layo-layo
isang maikling pananatili sa kurso ng isang paglalakbay
🇲🇾Malay
persinggahan
tinggal sebentar dalam perjalanan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
توقف
إقامة قصيرة خلال الرحلة
🇮🇷Persian
توقف
اقامتی کوتاه در طول سفر
🇹🇷Turkish
konaklama
yolculuk sırasında kısa bir konaklama
🇮🇱Hebrew
עצירת ביניים
שהות קצרה במהלך מסע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'layover'?
The primary meaning of 'layover' is 'a brief stay in the course of a journey'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'layover' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'layover' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'layover' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'layover' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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