laid over; laying over; lays over
: to make a stopover
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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
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Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
The Chicago terminal gave him a place to wait during a five-hour layover before another bus to Iowa.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn and Chris Isidore, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
Jeremy Edwards, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
But really, the foundations of this have been laid over decades!
—John Werner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
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Having the right backpack on a multi-leg, extended trip with layovers can make a huge difference on your shoulders.
—Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
The Chicago terminal gave him a place to wait during a five-hour layover before another bus to Iowa.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn and Chris Isidore, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
Verb
Sticks were partially laid over the bodies, Olehy said.
—Jeremy Edwards, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
But really, the foundations of this have been laid over decades!
—John Werner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Layover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layover. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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layover
1 of 2 noun
lay·over
ˈlā-ˌō-vər 
lay over
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)lā-ˈō-vər
: to make a temporary halt or stop
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