lay-overとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

動詞

lay over (third-person singular simple present lays over, present participle laying over, simple past and past participle laid over)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To make an intermediary stop somewhere.

同意語

• stop off

語源 2

動詞

lay over

1. simple past of lie over

参照

• “lay over”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

アナグラム

• overlay

発音

• IPA: /ˈleɪˌəʊvə(ɹ)/

名詞

layover (plural layovers)

1. (Canada, US, Australia) A break between stages of a journey.

   Synonym: lie-over

   Near-synonyms: stopover, stayover (both sometimes synonymous)

   We had a layover while waiting to change planes, so we stretched our legs.

   • 2019 October, James Abbott, “Esk Valley revival”, in Modern Railways, page 78:

     We could restore a second platform at Battersby to eliminate the long layover in the branch stub that is currently required for trains to pass one another.

   • 2025 August 20, Paul Clifton, “A driver's eye view of East West Rail”, in RAIL, number 1042, page 35:

     Waddicor will be here for a while. The double shunts take an hour. But it's a scheduled four-hour reload and layover, ahead of his return train back to Didcot.

参照

• “layover”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

アナグラム

• overlay