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Pronunciation / Transliteration: scalo
"Abbiamo uno scalo di tre ore a Roma."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A period of waiting between two parts of a journey, especially a flight.
"We have a four-hour layover in Chicago before catching our connecting flight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'lay over', which dates back to the mid-19th century, originally used in railway travel to describe a stopover made by a passenger or train before continuing the journey.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "layover" is said worldwide
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escale
Transliteration: escale
"Nous avons une longue escale à Paris."
Zwischenstopp
Transliteration: Zwischenstopp
"Wir haben einen zweistündigen Zwischenstopp in Frankfurt."
scalo
Transliteration: scalo
"Abbiamo uno scalo di tre ore a Roma."
escala
Transliteration: escala
"Tenemos una escala de cinco horas en Madrid."
conexão
Transliteration: conexao
"Nossa conexão em Lisboa dura duas horas."
विराम
Transliteration: visraam
"दैनिक उड़ान में दिल्ली में एक छोटा विराम है।"
中转
Transliteration: zhōngzhuǎn
"我们在东京有一个小时的中转时间。"
경유
Transliteration: gyeongyu
"도쿄에서 세 시간 동안 경유합니다."
乗り継ぎ
Transliteration: noritsugi
"ホノルルで長い乗り継ぎ時間があります。"
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