"pit stop" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪt.stɑp/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-pit stop.wav [US] Forms: pit stops [plural]
Etymology: pit + stop Etymology templates: {{compound|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. Categories (topical): Motor racing Synonyms: pitstop Translations (stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel): pitstop [masculine] (Dutch), pitsstop [masculine] (Dutch), varikkopysähdys (Finnish), varikkokäynti (Finnish), Boxenstopp [masculine] (German), parada en boxes [feminine] (Spanish), depå [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pit_stop-en-noun-fI8OOJeK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 6 21 33 4 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports Disambiguation of 'stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel': 65 15 12 5 4
  2. A brief stop for fuel, rest and/or refreshment during an automobile journey. Translations (brief stop for fuel, rest and/or refreshment during an automobile journey): plaspauze [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), tankpauze [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), tankkaustauko (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-pit_stop-en-noun-~~wBwau6 Disambiguation of 'brief stop for fuel, rest and/or refreshment during an automobile journey': 6 74 4 8 8
  3. A stop during any pedestrian or automobile travel for any utilitarian personal purpose, especially use of a bathroom.
    Sense id: en-pit_stop-en-noun-buFQGLvS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 6 21 33 4
  4. A place that offers food, beverages, and other goods and services for those stopping on an automobile journey.
    Sense id: en-pit_stop-en-noun-UrOkaY8U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 6 21 33 4
  5. A utilitarian stop on a figurative journey.
    Sense id: en-pit_stop-en-noun-Pl6bahvc

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