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ˈlay-over
[lay v.1 57.]
1. An additional cloth laid over a table-cloth.
1777Monthly Rev. LV. 108 Two servants appeared with a small table.., and laid a cloth and a lay-over upon it, in our English fashion, of the finest damask.
2. A stop or stay in a place, esp. overnight; a halt, rest, delay. N. Amer.
1873J. H. Beadle Undevel. West xxxv. 756 Two invalids and myself..applied for a ‘lay over’, unable to go further. 1903A. Adams Log of Cowboy viii. 53 Their cattle having grown restless during their enforced lay-over. 1911Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 18 Apr. (Mag.) 7/4 The object of this [sc. an extra train]..is to allow those going through to Alberni to reach their destination the same day. This will do away with the present lay-over en route. 1968Listener 27 June 841/2 Meanwhile, some principal themes of Beat mythology are being laid down:..the pastoral theme of travelling on along the American highways with layovers for pot, mescalin. 1969R. Stark Blackbird (1970) iii. 23 We have an airline ticket for this evening..with a change at New York. A four-hour lay⁓over there, I'm afraid. 1972National Observer (U.S.) 27 May 13/5 Mrs. Bartels parks at Gateway for the three-hour layover. |