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View synonyms for pit stop
pit stop
[ pit stop ]
noun
- Auto Racing. a stop in the pits during a race, in which a competing car receives gasoline, a change of tires, or other servicing or repair.
- Informal. any brief stop, as during a ride or trip in an automobile, so that one may get refreshments, use a restroom, etc.
- a place where one makes such stops.
pit stop
noun
- motor racing a brief stop made at a pit by a racing car for repairs, refuelling, etc
- informal.any stop made during a car journey for refreshment, rest, or refuelling
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pit stop1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
Time was, Ajo was best known as the last pit stop for tourists bound for the beaches of Sonora.
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The presentation came off like a pit stop on the way to the afterparty.
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Between appearances and interviews, during a pit stop in St. Louis, she picks up the phone in her hotel room to chat.
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Raised a Roman Catholic, with a short pit stop in New Age Buddhism, she long ago left a life of faith.
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For too many male athletes, college is just a pit stop on the road to the NFL or the NBA.
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