STOPOVER

stop, stopover, layover

(noun) a brief stay in the course of a journey; “they made a stopover to visit their friends”

stopover, way station

(noun) a stopping place on a journey; “there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stopover (plural stopovers)

A short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an interruption.

Anagrams

• overpost, overpots, overtops, proovest

Source: Wiktionary


Stop"-o`ver, a.

Definition: Permitting one to stop over; as, a stop-over check or ticket. See To stop over, under Stop, v. i. [Railroad Cant, U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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