"Shannon stopover" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Shannon stopovers [plural]
Etymology: From Shannon + stopover. Etymology templates: {{com|en|Shannon|stopover}} Shannon + stopover Head templates: {{en-noun}} Shannon stopover (plural Shannon stopovers)
  1. (Ireland, aviation, historical) A compulsory stopover at Shannon Airport that was imposed on airline flights from North America which intended to visit another airport in the Republic of Ireland (such as Dublin), which applied to all flights from 1986 to 1993, then half of all flights until its abolition in 2007. Tags: Ireland, historical Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-Shannon_stopover-en-noun-AK9YLGBk Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ireland Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Ireland: 100 0 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Shannon, stopover.
    Sense id: en-Shannon_stopover-en-noun-ODi7kgtC

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