noun phrase · neutral
stopover flight
UK/ˈstɒpˌəʊvə flaɪt/US/ˈstɑːpˌoʊvər flaɪt/STOP·o·ver FLIGHT
a flight that includes a scheduled stop between the origin and final destination, often with time to leave the airport
Examples
“We took a stopover flight in Istanbul to break the journey.”
“A long stopover can be a chance to see an extra city.”
“The cheapest route had a lengthy stopover in Doha.”
Band 8 sentence
“We deliberately booked a stopover flight so we could spend a day exploring the transit city instead of flying through it.”
Collocations
- long stopover
- short stopover
- overnight stopover
Word family
Common mistakes
transfer flight→stopover flight
stop over flight→stopover flight
Say it for a higher band
5transfer flight→6layover→7+stopover flight
Synonyms
layover
Easily confused
layover
“My layover in San Francisco was only two hours long.”
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