Meaning of Layover | Babel Free
ˈleɪˌəʊvə(ɹ)Definitions
A break between stages of a journey.
Australia, Canada, US
Equivalents
العربية
توقّف قصير إبّان الرّحلة
Български
спиране
Deutsch
Aufenthalt
Ελληνικά
διέλευση
Français
escale
Bahasa Indonesia
singgah
Italiano
scalo
日本語
待ち合わせ
Nederlands
tussenstop
Português
escala
Русский
остановка
Examples
“We had a layover while waiting to change planes, so we stretched our legs.”
“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.”
“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.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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