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stopover

 [stop-oh-ver]  

stop·o·ver

   [stop-oh-ver]
noun
1.
a brief stop in the course of a journey, as to eat, sleep, or visit friends.
2.
such a stop made with the privilege of proceeding later on the ticket originally issued.
Origin:
1860–65; noun use of verb phrase stop over
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stopover (ˈstɒpˌəʊvə)
 
—n
1.  a stopping place on a journey
 
—vb
2.  (intr, adverb) to make a stopover

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