American Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition layover in American English

layover noun

[countable] noun
/ˈleɪˌoʊvər/
1

a short stop in a long trip, especially one between airplane flights

Example

We only have a 30-minute layover in Detroit before catching the flight home.

Synonyms and related words
2

a short stay somewhere between two parts of a journey

Example

We figured it would be great to visit Seattle during a layover and take a break on our long haul to Asia.

Definition layover in American English