stopover
/ˈstɒpəʊvə
/noun
1A break in a journey: a brief stopover at Shannon Airport...
- His one visit was a brief stopover in Italy to visit his daughter while she was studying there.
- The delegation will have a two-day stopover in New York en route to Haiti and a one-day stopover in Los Angeles on the return trip.
- The new route, which includes a brief stopover in Hong Kong, will leave twice daily every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Synonyms
stay, stop, break, stop-off, visit
formal sojourn
1.1A place where a journey is broken: easy vehicle access makes the spot a favourite stopover for camper vanners...
- The quiet, rural hamlet of Baycliff is only a stone's throw away and like its neighbours boasts some of the nicest eateries and stopovers in the area.
- The views are spectacular, augmented by a flotilla of yachts whose owners favour the location as an essential stopover on the Firth of Clyde.
- The old town was established by the Spanish in 1519 and was a central stopover between the old and new world, making it a most cosmopolitan spot.
Rhymes
- free grass
- free, gratis, and for nothing
- free-grown
- freehand
- free-handed
- free-handedly
- free-handedness
- free handout
- free-hearted
- free hit
- not to speak of
- Nottoway
- not to worry
- not trust someone as far as one can throw them
- Notts.
- not turn a hair
- notum
- Notus
- not very
- not want to know
- notwithstanding
- notwithstanding clause
- no two ways about it
- Nouadhibou
- Nouakchott