pit stop
noun
1
: a stop at the pits during an automobile race
2
a(1)
: a stop (as during a trip) for fuel, food, or rest or for use of a restroom
(2)
: a temporary deviation from a direct or usual course
a career pit stop … where he worked temporarily in between TV jobs—
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b(1)
: a place where a pit stop is or can be made
(2)
: an establishment providing food or drink
Examples of pit stop in a Sentence
We made a pit stop for some food before getting back on the highway.
This little town is an ideal pit stop between the two cities.
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He’s done pit stop practice, but Dover is a tight pit road.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 24 July 2025
More often, the dimly lit highway hubs serve as nothing more than brief, refueling pit stops on a grander journey to cleaner, more scenic destinations.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
All top three drivers pitted shortly afterward but Norris endured a slow pit stop, conceding second place back to Verstappen.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
And with a quick pit stop in Madrid, Spain, enroute to Davos, Beshear got to meet with North American Stainless, a key company on the supply chain for GE Appliances.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 24 July 2025
More often, the dimly lit highway hubs serve as nothing more than brief, refueling pit stops on a grander journey to cleaner, more scenic destinations.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
All top three drivers pitted shortly afterward but Norris endured a slow pit stop, conceding second place back to Verstappen.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
And with a quick pit stop in Madrid, Spain, enroute to Davos, Beshear got to meet with North American Stainless, a key company on the supply chain for GE Appliances.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pit stop
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“Pit stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pit%20stop. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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