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Stopover

noun/stˈɑːpoʊvɚ/
Definition
a stopping place on a journey
a brief stay in the course of a journey
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/stˈɑːpoʊvɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/stˈɒpəʊvə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/stˈɒpəʊvə/
3 syllables Say it as /stˈɑːpoʊvɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna stopping place on a journey
“there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago”
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 Zwischenstopp auf einer Reise
🇫🇷French
escale
une étape lors d'un voyage
🇪🇸Spanish
escala
una parada en un viaje
🇮🇹Italian
sosta
una tappa in un viaggio
🇳🇱Dutch
tussenstop
een tussenstop op reis
🇵🇹Portuguese
escala
um ponto de parada em uma viagem
🇷🇺Russian
остановка в пути
место остановки в путешествии
India
🇮🇳Hindi
रास्ते का ठहराव
यात्रा पर रुकने का स्थान
🇧🇩Bengali
বিরতি
যাত্রায় থামার জায়গা
🇮🇳Tamil
நிறுத்தம்
ஒரு பயணத்தில் நிறுத்தும் இடம்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆగిపోవడం
ప్రయాణంలో ఆగే ప్రదేశం
🇮🇳Marathi
थांबा
प्रवासात थांबण्याचे ठिकाण
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્ટોપઓવર
પ્રવાસ પર રોકાવાનું સ્થળ
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿಲುಗಡೆ
ಪ್ರಯಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಲ್ಲುವ ಸ್ಥಳ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്റ്റോപ്പ്ഓവർ
ഒരു യാത്രയിൽ നിർത്തുന്ന സ്ഥലം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰੁਕਣਾ
ਇੱਕ ਯਾਤਰਾ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਰੁਕਣ ਦੀ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
سٹاپ اوور
سفر میں رکنے کی جگہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
中途停留
旅途中的停留地
🇯🇵Japanese
途中降機
旅の途中の立ち寄り場所
🇰🇷Korean
도중 하차
여행의 잠시 멈추는 곳
🇻🇳Vietnamese
điểm dừng chân
nơi dừng chân trên một hành trình
🇹🇭Thai
หยุดพักระหว่างทาง
จุดแวะพักระหว่างการเดินทาง
🇮🇩Indonesian
persinggahan
tempat singgah dalam suatu perjalanan
🇲🇾Malay
persinggahan
tempat persinggahan dalam perjalanan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
توقف
مكان توقف في الرحلة
🇮🇷Persian
توقف
یک مکان توقف در سفر
🇹🇷Turkish
mola
yolculukta mola yeri
🇮🇱Hebrew
עצירת ביניים
מקום עצירה במסע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'stopover'?
The primary meaning of 'stopover' is 'a stopping place on a journey'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'stopover' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'stopover' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'stopover' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'stopover' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'stopover' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'stopover' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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