Meanings
plural layovers
- AustraliaCanadaNew ZealandPhilippinesUSA break between stages of a journey.
Near-synonyms: stopover, stayover (both sometimes synonymous)
3 more examples
We had a layover while waiting to change planes, so we stretched our legs.
We could restore a second platform at Battersby to eliminate the long layover in the branch stub that is currently required for trains to pass one another.
2019 October, James Abbott, “Esk Valley revival”, in Modern Railways, page 78Waddicor will be here for a while. The double shunts take an hour. But it's a scheduled four-hour reload and layover, ahead of his return train back to Didcot.
2025 August 20, Paul Clifton, “A driver's eye view of East West Rail”, in RAIL, number 1042, page 35
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian спиране, престой
- спиране (spirane)break between stages of a journey
- престой (prestoj)break between stages of a journey
Chinese Mandarin 臨時滯留 /临时滞留
- 臨時滯留 /临时滞留break between stages of a journey
Danish mellemlanding
- mellemlandingbreak between stages of a journey
Dutch tussenstop
- tussenstopbreak between stages of a journey
Estonian ümberistumine
- ümberistuminebreak between stages of a journey
Finnish välilasku
- välilaskubreak between stages of a journey
French escale
- escalebreak between stages of a journey
German Aufenthalt
- Aufenthaltbreak between stages of a journey
Hungarian várakozás, pihenő
- várakozásbreak between stages of a journey
- pihenőbreak between stages of a journey
Indonesian singgah
- singgahbreak between stages of a journey
Italian scalo
- scalobreak between stages of a journey
Japanese 待ち合わせ
- 待ち合わせ (machiawase)break between stages of a journey
Portuguese escala
- escalabreak between stages of a journey
Russian остано́вка
- остано́вка (ostanóvka)break between stages of a journey
Spanish escala, parada en el camino
- escalabreak between stages of a journey
- parada en el caminobreak between stages of a journey
- transbordobreak between stages of a journey
Swedish mellanlandning, uppehåll
- mellanlandningbreak between stages of a journey
- uppehållbreak between stages of a journey
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Cite this entry
layover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/layover
“layover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/layover. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “layover,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/layover.
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