Vocabulary
Stopover
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a break in a journey.
Urdu meaning
عارضی قیام کرنا، اسٹیشن
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The common amenities an open-air restaurant with vines yet to sprout, the secluded garden with apple blossoms, and the babbling stream remain unchanged, despite the tourist traffic that uses it as a stopover between Skardu and Khaplu.
- Mr Modi`s relations with the Sharif family have not been unfriendly, not to forget the unannounced stopover as their guest.
- Mr Modi`s relations with the Sharif family have not been unfriendly, not to forget the unannounced stopover as their guest.
Synonyms
stay, stop, break, stop-off, visit, sojourn
Antonyms
continuation, go, start
Curator example
“a brief stopover at Shannon Airport”
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