"layover" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈleɪˌəʊvə(ɹ)/ Forms: layovers [plural]
Etymology: From lay + over. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lay|over}} lay + over Head templates: {{en-noun}} layover (plural layovers)
  1. (Canada, US, Australia) A break between stages of a journey. Tags: Australia, Canada, US Related terms: stopover Translations (break between stages of a journey): ترانزيت (trānzēt) [Gulf-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), ترانزيت (trānzīt) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), спиране (spirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), престой (prestoj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 臨時滯留 (Chinese Mandarin), 临时滞留 (Chinese Mandarin), mellemlanding [common-gender] (Danish), tussenstop [masculine] (Dutch), ümberistumine (Estonian), välilasku (Finnish), escale [feminine] (French), Aufenthalt [masculine] (German), várakozás (Hungarian), pihenő (Hungarian), singgah (Indonesian), scalo [masculine] (Italian), 待ち合わせ (machiawase) (alt: まちあわせ) (Japanese), escala [feminine] (Portuguese), остано́вка (ostanóvka) [feminine] (Russian), postanek [masculine] (Slovene), escala [feminine] (Spanish), parada en el camino [feminine] (Spanish), mellanlandning [common-gender] (Swedish), uppehåll [neuter] (Swedish), మజిలీ (majilī) (Telugu)

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          "sense": "break between stages of a journey",
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          "sense": "break between stages of a journey",
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