layover

[ ley-oh-ver ]

noun

1. stopover.

Word History and Origins

Origin of layover¹

1870–75, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase lay over

Example Sentences

In fact the unexpected layover in Belfast cost the company millions of pounds.

From BBC

North America, to Point B, France, albeit with a comically strange layover culminating in what is a comic fanboy’s dream, or his biggest nightmare.

From Salon

The unexpected layover in Belfast has cost the company millions of pounds.

From BBC

Counting the layover in Hong Kong, it took Mother twenty-three hours to fly from London to Sydney.

From Literature

Skylie Shore was recently traveling with a friend from Boston to St. Lucia, with a layover in Miami.

From New York Times

Related Words

• hiatus
• respite
• stopover