layover

C2+ Topic:Travel

US /ˈleɪˌoʊvər/ UK /ˈleɪˌəʊvə/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
a period of waiting between connecting legs of a journey

They spent the four-hour layover exploring the airport's shops.

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1 noun · a period of waiting between... stopover stop break halt wait

Word family

Related forms lay over stopover

Etymology

A compound formed from the phrasal verb lay over ('to stop temporarily'), from lay (Old English lecgan) + over (Old English ofer).

lecgan Old English ofer Old English

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Travel Word Formation & Derivatives

# layover

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈleɪˌoʊvər
**IPA (UK):** ˈleɪˌəʊvə

## Meanings
1. a period of waiting between connecting legs of a journey

## Examples
- They spent the four-hour layover exploring the airport's shops.

## Synonyms
- stopover
- stop
- break
- halt
- wait

## Related Forms
- lay
- over
- stopover

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lecgan
- Root: ofer

## Etymology
A compound formed from the phrasal verb lay over ('to stop temporarily'), from lay (Old English lecgan) + over (Old English ofer).

## AI Etymology
Layover has this etymological development: A compound formed from the phrasal verb lay over ('to stop temporarily'), from lay (Old English lecgan) + over (Old English ofer). The etymological trail includes Old English lecgan, Old English ofer. The same word family includes lay, over, stopover. Its current noun use means "a period of waiting between connecting legs of a journey".

## Topics
- Travel
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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