'Stopover' definitions:

Definition of 'stopover'

(from WordNet)
noun
A stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago" [syn: stopover, way station]
noun
A brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" [syn: stop, stopover, layover]

Definition of 'Stopover'

From: GCIDE
  • Stopover \Stop"o`ver\, Stop-over \Stop"-o`ver\, a. Permitting one to stop over; as, a stop-over check or ticket. See To stop over, under Stop, v. i. [1913 Webster] Stopover

Definition of 'Stopover'

From: GCIDE
  • Stopover \Stop"o`ver\, Stop-over \Stop"-o`ver\, n.
  • 1. the act or privilege of stopping over; stopping at a station or airport beyond the time of the departure of the train or airplane on which one came, with the purpose of continuing one's journey on a subsequent train or airplane; the temporary interruption of one's journey. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  • 2. a brief visit. [PJC]