pit stop
Auto Racing. a stop in the pits during a race, in which a competing car receives gasoline, a change of tires, or other servicing or repair.
Informal. any brief stop, as during a ride or trip in an automobile, so that one may get refreshments, use a restroom, etc.
a place where one makes such stops.
Origin of pit stop
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How to use pit stop in a sentence
Time was, Ajo was best known as the last pit stop for tourists bound for the beaches of Sonora.
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Paris Fall Fashion Week Ends With Vuitton and Kanye | Robin Givhan | March 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBetween appearances and interviews, during a pit stop in St. Louis, she picks up the phone in her hotel room to chat.
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For too many male athletes, college is just a pit stop on the road to the NFL or the NBA.
British Dictionary definitions for pit stop
motor racing a brief stop made at a pit by a racing car for repairs, refuelling, etc
informal any stop made during a car journey for refreshment, rest, or refuelling
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