layover

noun/ˈleɪˌoʊvər/

Frequency rank: #17,593 most common English word

Meaning

a short stop or break during a journey, especially between flights.

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Example sentence

During my trip to New York, I had a three-hour layover in Chicago, so I grabbed lunch at the airport.

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