pit stop
noun
1
: a stop at the pits during an automobile race
2
a(1)
: a stop (as during a trip) for fuel, food, or rest or for use of a restroom
(2)
: a temporary deviation from a direct or usual course
a career pit stop … where he worked temporarily in between TV jobs
Mark Lorando
Mark Lorando b(1)
: a place where a pit stop is or can be made
(2)
: an establishment providing food or drink
Example Sentences
We made a pit stop for some food before getting back on the highway. This little town is an ideal pit stop between the two cities.
Recent Examples on the Web Cowgirl’s Point Reyes Station location, a favorite pit stop for gathering picnic supplies and hoarding rounds of soft, bloomy cheese like Mt. Tam, will close Sept. 5, as first reported by the Point Reyes Light. Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Aug. 2022 But a fortuitous pit stop during a cross-country road trip after graduation reconnected her with the medium. Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022 Make time for a pit stop in Columbia, which is a quintessential college town with the University of Missouri. cleveland, 3 July 2022 The touring electronic music festival, part of the Ultra Music Festival brand, will make a pit stop Oct. 7 in Llanogrande, about 40 minutes from Medellin. Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 11 June 2022 The drive from Portland to Bend takes a little over three hours, so a pit stop to stretch, indulge, and charge might be in order. Sunset Magazine, 16 May 2022 That initial pit stop, which Chevy covers if the first 7500 miles occur within the first three years, includes an oil and filter change, replacing the transmission filter and topping off the fluid, and basic inspections. David Beard, Car and Driver, 11 Feb. 2022 After teams finish a leg of the race, they are greeted by a pit stop, which is essentially the finish line after completing all necessary tasks, roadblocks, and detours prior. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 18 Jan. 2022 Rob Scruby, the former owner of longtime pit stop Scruby’s BBQ, is now smoking meats at Rob’s Family BBQ, and plans to open a second location this February inside Plantation’s Vizcaya Square. Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Jan. 2022 See More
Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Aug. 2022 But a fortuitous pit stop during a cross-country road trip after graduation reconnected her with the medium. Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022 Make time for a pit stop in Columbia, which is a quintessential college town with the University of Missouri. cleveland, 3 July 2022 The touring electronic music festival, part of the Ultra Music Festival brand, will make a pit stop Oct. 7 in Llanogrande, about 40 minutes from Medellin. Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 11 June 2022 The drive from Portland to Bend takes a little over three hours, so a pit stop to stretch, indulge, and charge might be in order. Sunset Magazine, 16 May 2022 That initial pit stop, which Chevy covers if the first 7500 miles occur within the first three years, includes an oil and filter change, replacing the transmission filter and topping off the fluid, and basic inspections. David Beard, Car and Driver, 11 Feb. 2022 After teams finish a leg of the race, they are greeted by a pit stop, which is essentially the finish line after completing all necessary tasks, roadblocks, and detours prior. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 18 Jan. 2022 Rob Scruby, the former owner of longtime pit stop Scruby’s BBQ, is now smoking meats at Rob’s Family BBQ, and plans to open a second location this February inside Plantation’s Vizcaya Square. Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1