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pit stop
Word forms: plural pit stops
1. countable noun
In motor racing, if a driver makes a pit stop, he or she stops in a special place at the side of the track to get more fuel and to make repairs.
He had to make four pit stops during the race.
2. countable noun
A pit stop is a brief stop for rest and food, especially when you are on a journey.
[informal] They went around the world in a week without a pit stop.
pit stop in British English
noun
1. motor racing
a brief stop made at a pit by a racing car for repairs, refuelling, etc
2. informal
any stop made during a car journey for refreshment, rest, or refuelling
pit stop in American English
1.
a temporary stop in the pit by a racing car during a race to refuel, change tires, etc.
2. Slang
a.
any pause, for food, drink, etc., during a journey
b.
the place where such a pause is made
Idioms:
make a pit stop
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