"pit stop" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪt.stɑp/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-pit stop.wav Forms: pit stops [plural], pitstop [alternative], pit-stop [alternative]
Etymology: From pit + stop. First use appears c. 1915. Etymology templates: {{com|en|pit|stop}} pit + stop Head templates: {{en-noun}} pit stop (plural pit stops)
  1. (motor racing) A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle. Wikidata QID: Q428795 Derived forms: internet pitstop, truck stop Translations (stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel): kuipestop (Afrikaans), aturada a boxs [feminine] (Catalan), pitstop [masculine] (Dutch), pitsstop [masculine] (Dutch), varikkopysähdys (Finnish), varikkokäynti (Finnish), arrêt au stand [masculine] (French), Boxenstopp [masculine] (German), pit stop [masculine] (Polish), parada nos boxes [feminine] (Portuguese), parada en boxes [feminine] (Spanish), parada técnica [feminine] (Spanish), depå [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pit_stop-en-noun-en:Q428795 Categories (other): Motor racing, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 8 17 37 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 8 22 26 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 25 11 24 31 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 29 10 23 32 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 9 23 32 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 9 23 32 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 11 24 33 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 11 23 30 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 7 23 36 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 28 9 24 34 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports Disambiguation of 'stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel': 66 15 11 5 4
  2. (informal) A brief stop for fuel, rest or refreshment during an automobile journey. Tags: informal Translations (brief stop for fuel, rest or refreshment during an automobile journey): plaspauze [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), tankpauze [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), tankkaustauko (Finnish), pit stop [masculine] (Polish), repechar [verb] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pit_stop-en-noun-en:stop_during_a_roadtrip Categories (other): Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 25 11 24 31 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 11 24 33 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 11 23 30 8 Disambiguation of 'brief stop for fuel, rest or refreshment during an automobile journey': 7 81 4 5 3
  3. (informal) A stop during any pedestrian or automobile travel for any utilitarian personal purpose, especially use of a bathroom. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-pit_stop-en-noun-en:any_stop Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 8 17 37 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 25 11 24 31 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 29 10 23 32 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 9 23 32 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 9 23 32 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 11 24 33 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 11 23 30 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 7 23 36 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 28 9 24 34 5
  4. (informal) A place that offers food, beverages, and other goods and services for those stopping on an automobile journey. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-pit_stop-en-noun-en:business Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 8 17 37 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 4 14 30 2 13 20 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 3 18 23 1 18 19 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 25 11 24 31 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 29 10 23 32 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 27 10 24 34 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 9 23 32 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 8 21 39 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 9 23 32 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 11 24 33 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 11 23 30 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 7 23 36 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 28 9 24 34 5
  5. (informal, figuratively) A utilitarian stop on a figurative journey. Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-pit_stop-en-noun-en:figuratively

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Alonso and Ferrari may well privately regret the decision to delay their second pit stop until two laps after Maldonado made his on the 24th of 66 laps.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "motor racing",
          "motor racing"
        ],
        [
          "race",
          "race"
        ],
        [
          "refuel",
          "refuel"
        ],
        [
          "maintenance",
          "maintenance"
        ]
      ],
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        "(motor racing) A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:Q428795"
      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "motor-racing",
        "racing",
        "sports"
      ],
      "wikidata": [
        "Q428795"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A brief stop for fuel, rest or refreshment during an automobile journey."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A brief stop for fuel, rest or refreshment during an automobile journey."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:stop during a roadtrip"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A stop during any pedestrian or automobile travel for any utilitarian personal purpose, especially use of a bathroom."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A stop during any pedestrian or automobile travel for any utilitarian personal purpose, especially use of a bathroom."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:any stop"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place that offers food, beverages, and other goods and services for those stopping on an automobile journey."
      ],
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        "(informal) A place that offers food, beverages, and other goods and services for those stopping on an automobile journey."
      ],
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        "en:business"
      ],
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        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A utilitarian stop on a figurative journey."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "utilitarian",
          "utilitarian"
        ],
        [
          "stop",
          "stop"
        ],
        [
          "figurative",
          "figurative"
        ],
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          "journey",
          "journey"
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      ],
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        "(informal, figuratively) A utilitarian stop on a figurative journey."
      ],
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        "en:figuratively"
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɪt.stɑp/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "sense": "stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel",
      "word": "kuipestop"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aturada a boxs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pitstop"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pitsstop"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel",
      "word": "varikkopysähdys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel",
      "word": "varikkokäynti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arrêt au stand"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Boxenstopp"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pit stop"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parada nos boxes"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parada en boxes"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parada técnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "depå"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "brief stop for fuel, rest or refreshment during an automobile journey",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plaspauze"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "brief stop for fuel, rest or refreshment during an automobile journey",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tankpauze"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "brief stop for fuel, rest or refreshment during an automobile journey",
      "word": "tankkaustauko"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "brief stop for fuel, rest or refreshment during an automobile journey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pit stop"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "brief stop for fuel, rest or refreshment during an automobile journey",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "repechar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pit stop"
}

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