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stopover

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stop·o·ver  (stpvr)
n.
1. An interruption in the course of a journey for stopping or visiting at a certain place.
2. A place visited briefly in the course of a journey.

stopover [ˈstɒpˌəʊvə]
n
a stopping place on a journey
vb stop over
(intr, adverb) to make a stopover
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stopover - a stopping place on a journeystopover - a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago"
stop - a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta"
2.stopover - a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"
stay - continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
night-stop - a break in a journey for the night
pit stop - a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car
pit stop - a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment
stand - a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand"

stopover
noun stop, break, stop-off, stay, visit, sojourn The Sunday flights will make a stopover in Paris.
Translations
stopover [ˈstɒpəʊvəʳ] N (Aer) → escala f

stopover [ˈstɒpəʊvər] n
(= short stay) → escale f
(during plane journey)escale f

stopover [ˈstɒpˌəʊvəʳ] nsosta (Aer) → scalo intermedio

stopover توقف في رحلة přerušení cesty kortvarigt ophold Zwischenstation ενδιάμεσος σταθμός estancia pysähdys escale kratko zadržavanje sosta 立ち寄ること 도중 하차 reisonderbreking opphold przerwa w podróży escala остановка в пути mellanlandning การหยุดพักระหว่างทาง konaklama sự nghỉ giữa chuyến đi 中途停留


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CBC television and the online journal Cyberpresse had reported Sunday that Libya had stopped issuing visas to Canadians following the cancellation by Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi in late September of a stopover in Canada.
Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has cancelled a stopover in Canada during which the Canadian government planned to express anger over the hero's welcome that was given to the Lockerbie bomber.
Collecting migrating blackcaps at their stopover site on the Sede Boqer Campus of Ben-Gurion University and near Toron, Poland, Wojciechowski and Pinshow weighed the birds and monitored their body temperatures and metabolic rates as the birds stocked up on fruit supplemented with mealworms.
 
 
 
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