stayover
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈsteɪˌoʊvər/
- My friends love to plan stayovers at each other's homes so they can spend more time together on weekends.
Examples
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During the family reunion, we had a stayover at our cousin's house and enjoyed catching up late into the night.
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Expansion of the tourism sector was even more dramatic: the number of international stayover tourists to the islands rose 8 percent annually, from approximately 960,000 in 1959 to 10,166,000 in 1989 (Caribbean Tourist Association 1960; World Tourism Organization 1990).
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We tend to stay very laid back on our stayovers, so I rarely pack much in the way of makeup... just basics.
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The other exception is the presence of small hotels and guesthouses that are locally owned and cater to regional and budget stayovers.
Academic text (1993) -
The emergence of a specialized tourist zone (area 1 on Fig. 1) is associated more with the growth of cruise-ship arrivals than with the stayover sector.
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Cruise-ship excursionists are predictable arrivals, and stayovers in nearby beach resorts patronize facilities and services available in the dominant urban centers.
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After a long journey, we appreciated the stayover at the cozy bed and breakfast before continuing our trip.
Synonyms
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2.1
A night when someone, usually a child, stays at a friend's house to play and sleep
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3.4
A place where you stay for a short time or a short stay there
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2.1
A person who is invited to stay in someone's home
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3.3
Temporary rooms you rent to stay in for a short time
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2.5
A stay that lasts for one night
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5.1
A person who stays somewhere for one night as a guest
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stayover as a noun comes from the phrase 'stay over', made from stay ('remain') and over ('until the next day'). So a stayover is the night you spend at someone else's home or the person who stays overnight.