stopover
Brief journey break
A stopover is a brief stay at an intermediate point during a journey, especially air travel: We had a six-hour stopover in Dubai.
Airlines distinguish stopovers from layovers by duration—stopovers typically exceed 24 hours and may require leaving the airport.
The term also applies to any planned break in travel: We made a stopover in Denver to visit my sister.
Interrupt continuity
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- breatherBrief period of rest
- interludePause between sections
intermission · downtime · recharge · refresh · stretch · jet lag · nap · recuperation
Break between connecting flights
- connectionA joining or relation
- transferMove between locations
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
hub · terminal · gateway · waypoint · routing · itinerary · connecting flight · transit lounge
Commercial lodging establishment
- motelRoadside lodging for drivers
- innLodging for wayfarers
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- guesthouseLodging for visitors
accommodation · lodge · roadhouse · transit hotel · ryokan · pension · bed and breakfast · caravanserai
Intended arrival point
- midpointExact center between two
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- routePath from A to B
- excursionBrief recreational trip
exploration · sightseeing · visit · tour · segment · leg
break
Interrupt continuity
interlude · intermission · downtime · recharge · refresh · stretch · jet lag · nap · recuperation
layover
Break between connecting flights
- connectionA joining or relation
- transferMove between locations
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
interchange · hub · terminal · gateway · waypoint · routing · itinerary · connecting flight · transit lounge · boarding pass
hotel
Commercial lodging establishment
guesthouse · accommodation · lodge · roadhouse · transit hotel · ryokan · pension · bed and breakfast · caravanserai · rest house
destination
Intended arrival point
excursion · exploration · sightseeing · visit · tour · segment · leg
- voyagesvoyage, sea voyage, cruise, passage, crossing
- flightsdeparture, arrival, nonstop flight, boarding, connecting flight
- lodgingshotel, motel, inn, hostel, guesthouse
- quick visitspop in, drop in, swing by, come by, visit
- travel stopslayover, waystation, gas station, service station, rest house
- visitsvisit, visitor, visitation, drop-in, drop by
stopoverdirect flight
Uninterrupted air travel
nonstop · direct route · nonstop flight · continuity · straight through
stopoverdestination
Intended arrival point
terminus · endpoint · end point · journey's end · arrival point
stopoverpermanent residence
Fixed long-term dwelling
settling down · relocation · long-term stay · taking up residence