Meaning & use
layover
A stop or short stay in a journey between two other parts of travel, especially at an airport.
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We had a three-hour layover in Chicago before our connecting flight.
A long layover gave them time to explore the airport shops.
A note on using this word
"Layover" is mainly American English; "stopover" is used more widely, including in British English.
Words with a similar meaning
stopover
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