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nonstop

nonstop

4 2.1
A flight that goes from one place to another without stopping
  • noun
  • /ˈnɒnˌstɒp/
translation icon : vuelo sin escala
  • There was this nonstop flight from South America to New Zealand, so we wouldn't have to stop for fuel.
  • daily nonstops
  • offers several nonstops
  • new nonstops

Now you have two connections instead of nonstop.

Examples

  • One, I was going to Dallas from Tampa on a nonstop flight to speak at a real estate conference a couple years ago.

  • I could fly out of Orange County Airport nonstop to Newark and take a somewhat less convenient for me flight.

  • 11:30 nonstop to Chicago.

    Rat Race (2001)

  • We can take a nonstop flight direct to New York without any layovers.

  • She booked a nonstop to Los Angeles for her vacation next week.

  • The airline offers a nonstop service between London and Tokyo.

Synonyms

nonstop flight
vsnonstop
3 2.7

A flight that goes directly from one place to another without stopping

applies to any trip without stops, not only to air travel

Antonyms

stop
310 1.0

An act when something ends or pauses

Compounds

nonstop flight
3 2.7

A flight that goes directly from one place to another without stopping

How Direct

nonstop
4 2.1
direct
1 1.6
indirect
6 3.5

Surface Forms

nonstop singular
nonstops plural

Morphology

nonstop = nonstop (transparent) = non

The noun sense is a straightforward conversion from the adjective 'nonstop'.

Etymology

Nonstop comes from the parts non- ('not') and stop ('to stop'), so you can remember it as 'no stop' for a trip that goes straight to the final place. So a nonstop (noun) is a journey or flight that has no stops.