stop over

(noun) a stopping place on a journey. Synonyms: stopover, way station. Example: "There is a stopover to change planes in chicago."

(noun) a brief stay in the course of a journey. Synonyms: stop, stopover, layover. Example: "They made a stopover to visit their friends."

(verb) interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight. Synonyms: lay over, stop over. Example: "We had to stop over in venezuela on our flight back from brazil."

(verb) interrupt a trip. Synonyms: stop, stop over. Examples: "We stopped at aunt mary's house." "They stopped for three days in florence."