layover

1 of 2

noun

lay·​over ˈlā-ˌō-vər How to pronounce layover (audio)

lay over

2 of 2

verb

laid over; laying over; lays over

intransitive verb

: to make a stopover

Examples of layover in a Sentence

Noun our flight from New York to San Francisco made a layover in Chicago Verb we'll have to lay over a discussion of the issue until the next meeting
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Buses will travel northbound via Prospect Avenue to North Avenue, Lake Drive and Downer Avenue to Kenwood & Maryland with a layover next to the UWM union. Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024 The flight will take a little over 16 hours to get there and a return trip on Feb. 12 is a whopping 31 1/2 hours with layovers included. The Courier-Journal, 30 Jan. 2024 The flight is nonstop on the way to Las Vegas, with a 40-minute layover on the way back. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024 Air travel for years has become an enormous headache of layovers and multiple connections as the number of direct flights between anything but major cities has dwindled. Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Denver came in second with 490 flights per day, though Wurster said Denver is a popular layover site. The Indianapolis Star, 8 Feb. 2024 Flights to San Francisco were between $420 and $660 with a layover. Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan. 2024 This must be done at your final destination, not during a layover. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2024 That plan had come together last-minute when Evie had an unexpected layover. Carola Lovering, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
Verb
After slabs of concrete were laid over the body and water was mixed into the fresh earth to seal the tomb, Iyas' guardian quickly prayed for the boy, alongside one gravedigger. NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024 The bones of this rail system are still embedded in the asphalt that was laid over the rails in front of my house. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024 The 49ers’ complaint, as first published by CBS Sports Monday, is that the new grass turf, laid over the typical artificial surface at the Fertitta Football Complex, is unseemly — as in you can see the seams in the grass. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024 Dozens of chicken wings — whole ones, with the tips still attached — were scattered across a wire screen laid over the coals. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023 All this is encased in hard plastic, laid over a stainless-steel shield fully bonded to the connector, and a single-piece strain is crimped on eight sides at the cord's meeting with the connector. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2023 Signifying the passage of time, the text updated with each following year, laid over shots of the couple dancing at their evening wedding reception at Royal Lodge, a formal portrait in their wedding best and smiling for a selfie. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023 The Therm-a-rest Z-seat Pad is a simple but comfortable seating pad that can be used directly on the ground (even over pebbles or sticks), or laid over a stadium bench. Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2023 The text is laid over the image of a man in red face paint with horns. Molly Taft, The New Republic, 28 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1873, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1838, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of layover was in 1838

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Cite this Entry

“Layover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layover. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

layover

1 of 2 noun
lay·​over ˈlā-ˌō-vər How to pronounce layover (audio)

lay over

2 of 2 verb
(ˈ)lā-ˈō-vər
: to make a temporary halt or stop

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