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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tochū-gesha
"バンコクで短い途中下車をしました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A brief stay or halt during a journey, especially a long-distance flight or trip.
"We had a six-hour stopover in Dubai on our way to Bangkok." - 2
A place where a traveler stops during a journey.
"Singapore is a popular stopover for tourists traveling between Europe and Australia."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'stop over', which combines the Middle English 'stoppen' (from Old Germanic roots) and the Old English 'ofer' (meaning above, across, or past). The noun form emerged in the early 20th century, initially relating to rail travel before becoming widely used in commercial aviation for intermediate resting points.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stopover" is said worldwide
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escale
Transliteration: es.kal
"Nous avons fait une longue escale à Paris."
Zwischenstopp
Transliteration: ˈtsvɪʃn̩ˌʃtɔp
"Unser Flug hatte einen kurzen Zwischenstopp in Frankfurt."
scalo
Transliteration: ˈska.lo
"Il nostro volo prevede uno scalo a Roma."
escala
Transliteration: esˈka.la
"Tuvimos una escala de cuatro horas en Madrid."
conexão
Transliteration: ko.nekˈsɐ̃w
"Fizemos uma conexão rápida em Lisboa."
ठहराव
Transliteration: thaharāv
"लंदन जाने से पहले हमारा दुबई में एक छोटा ठहराव था।"
中转站
Transliteration: zhōng zhuǎn zhàn
"我们在香港有一个短暂停留的中转站。"
체류지
Transliteration: che.ryu.ji
"도쿄는 호주로 가는 인기 있는 경유지입니다."
途中下車
Transliteration: tochū-gesha
"バンコクで短い途中下車をしました。"
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