Meaning & Definition of Layover in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: A break or pause during a journey, particularly in air travel, where a flight stops for some time before continuing.

  Example Sentence: My layover in New York lasted three hours before my connecting flight to London.

• Definition: Time spent at an airport between flights.

  Example Sentence: During my layover, I explored the shops at the airport.

Etymology

Origin: The term 'layover' combines 'lay', meaning to place or put down, and 'over', indicating an interruption or pause.

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• long layover: A layover that is longer than usual, often providing passengers enough time to leave the airport.
• short layover: A layover that is brief, typically not enough time to leave the airport.
• layover city: A city where passengers have a layover between flights.

Translations

• Spanish: escala

• French: escale

• German: Zwischenstopp

• Russian: пересадка

Related Words

• stopover: A break in a journey in which passengers may leave the airport.

• flight connection: The transfer from one flight to another, usually at an airport.