1. a stopping place on a journey - there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago • Syn: way station • Hypernyms: stop 2. a brief stay in the course of a journey - they made a stopover to visit their friends • Syn: stop, layover • Derivationally related forms: lay over (for: layover), stop over, stop (for: stop) • Hypernyms: stay • Hyponyms: night-stop, pit stop, stand