nonstop

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adjective

non·​stop ˌnän-ˈstäp How to pronounce nonstop (audio)
: done, made, or held without a stop : not easing or letting up
nonstop adverb

nonstop

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noun

: a nonstop airplane flight

Examples of nonstop in a Sentence

Adjective the two sides took part in nonstop negotiations in an eleventh-hour attempt to avert a strike
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Adjective
And starting in June, United Airlines will offer nonstop seasonal flights from Newark, New Jersey, that will take just over four hours. Anne Cliford, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024 Boerne Little League World Series run was special and finally securing a nonstop flight from San Antonio to DCA (Washington, D.C.) for the people of San Antonio. Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
Delta Air Lines is also adding daily nonstops from Atlanta and Saturday flights from New York. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024 After today, our phones will quit buzzing nonstop with fundraising texts and get-out-the-vote calls. Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonstop 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1900, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonstop was in 1900

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“Nonstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonstop. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

nonstop

adjective
non·​stop
ˈnän-ˈstäp
: done, made, or held without a stop
a nonstop flight to Chicago
nonstop adverb

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