stopover

noun

stop·​over ˈstäp-ˌō-vər How to pronounce stopover (audio)
Synonyms of stopovernext
1
: a stop at an intermediate point in one's journey
2
: a stopping place on a journey

Synonyms of stopover

Relevance
See All Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus

Examples of stopover in a Sentence

The city is a favorite stopover for tourists. I've been to Belgium—if you count a stopover in Brussels on my way to Istanbul.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Other airlines that serve the Sacramento airport also offer flights to Oahu, but with stopovers, according to those airline websites and FlightAware. — Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Atmos allows one stopover of up to 14 days per one-way flight on eligible international itineraries. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 His itinerary includes a stopover in Cuzco in the Peruvian Andes, which is at an elevation of 11,000 feet. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026 The reconnaissance of Phobos by MMX could also help future mission planners consider whether the moon is a suitable location for human exploration, perhaps as a stopover between Earth and Mars, Kawakatsu said. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stopover

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stopover was in 1885

Rhymes for stopover

See All Rhymes for stopover

Browse Nearby Words

stop out
stopover
stoppable
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Stopover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stopover. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Kids Definition

stopover

noun
stop·​over -ˌō-vər How to pronounce stopover (audio)
1
: a stop in the course of one's journey
2
: a stopping place on a journey
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of Pyrrhic

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Pwn, Skibidi, Girlboss and Other Words Added to the 2026 Scrabble Dictionary

The Words of the Week - Oct. 30

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
couple-laugh-cafe
Quiz: Foreign Phrases You Should Know Check out your bona fides and avoid any faux pas.
See All