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layover
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
layover
(noun)
layover
/
ˈ
leɪˌoʊvɚ/
noun
plural
layovers
layover
/
ˈ
leɪˌoʊvɚ/
noun
plural
layovers
Britannica Dictionary definition of LAYOVER
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US
:
a period of time when you are not traveling in the middle of a journey
:
stopover
a two-hour
layover
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