单词 | night stop |
释义 | night stopn. A place where one stops for the night, esp. during a journey; the action or an act of stopping at such a place. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > break in a journey > stopping-place on a journey gist?c1225 mansiona1382 baiting1477 station1578 mansion place1584 manzil1619 night stop1787 gite1798 outspan1821 halting-place1826 stopping-place1827 stepping-stone1849 waypoint1860 landing-place1861 stop-off1869 stop-over1881 siding1896 half-way1897 sit-down1898 pull-up1899 1787 J. Byng Diary 11 Aug. in Torrington Diaries (1934) I. 316 A sad inn; and well that I had not made it my night stop! 1864 Continental Monthly Nov. 567/2 So he did his private's duty bravely..always with some device for making their dreary night-stops more endurable. 1895 New Eng. Mag. Dec. 454/1 I think..that they are more likely only making a night stop. 1932 Broadway Brevities 6 June 3 One of Harlem's two leading nite spots was ready to throw in the sponge last week. 1959 New Statesman 8 Aug. 151/1 When coming back from India took five days, with agreeable night-stops along the way, it was quite pleasant. 1991 Airforces Monthly Oct. 22/3 The F.3s were tanked to Decimomannu while we enjoyed a night stop in Palermo before returning to the UK the next day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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