stopover
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"I don't mind an airport stopover at all: the idea of sitting in a plane for 20, 21 hours non-stop would be quite unbearable for me," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Lake Kahokugata is also a key stopover location along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
Spain's health ministry said that a decision on where to send the vessel would be based "on the epidemiological data collected from the ship during its stopover in Cape Verde".
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
European operators—many of which use Dubai as a stopover or final destination—halted flights to and from many regional airports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
Mostly we stay one day in each town, although we usually make a two-day stopover Sunday.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
The use of the docks took place between 2016 and 2019 after president Barack Obama eased the US embargo on Cuba to allow cruise ships to make stopovers there.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
But, I’m trying to avoid stopovers in Dubai or Qatar in case of cancellation or further disruption, but that is making it trickier to plan, too.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
A family of five heading to Europe in premium cabins, for instance, could save half a day flying private, due to the time saved avoiding regular security and potential stopovers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Scientists have tracked the virus along migratory routes and stopovers, among wild birds in rural areas and commercial poultry operations and, most recently, among cattle on dairy farms.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Aside from the occasional refueling stopovers of Pan American World Airways planes, nothing interesting ever happened there.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
