layover
noun/ˈleɪˌəʊvə(ɹ)/
Etymology From lay + over.
1
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Philippines, US A break between stages of a journey.
- Near-synonyms: stopover, stayover (both sometimes synonymous)
- We had a layover while waiting to change planes, so we stretched our legs.
2 more examples
- We could restore a second platform at Battersby to eliminate the long layover in the branch stub that is currently required for trains to pass one another.2019 October, James Abbott, “Esk Valley revival”, in Modern Railways, page 78:
- Waddicor will be here for a while. The double shunts take an hour. But it's a scheduled four-hour reload and layover, ahead of his return train back to Didcot.2025 August 20, Paul Clifton, “A driver's eye view of East West Rail”, in RAIL, number 1042, page 35: