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pit stop

[ pit stop ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.

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

First recorded in 1930–35

Time was, Ajo was best known as the last pit stop for tourists bound for the beaches of Sonora.

The presentation came off like a pit stop on the way to the afterparty.

Between appearances and interviews, during a pit stop in St. Louis, she picks up the phone in her hotel room to chat.

Raised a Roman Catholic, with a short pit stop in New Age Buddhism, she long ago left a life of faith.

For too many male athletes, college is just a pit stop on the road to the NFL or the NBA.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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