pit stop

See also: pitstop

English

Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s NASCAR team executes a pitstop

Alternative forms

• pitstop

Etymology

pit +‎ stop

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪt.stɑp/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

pit stop (plural pit stops)

1. (motor racing) A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle.
   • 2012 May 13, Andrew Benson, “Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Alonso and Ferrari may well privately regret the decision to delay their second pit stop until two laps after Maldonado made his on the 24th of 66 laps.

2. A brief stop for fuel, rest and/or refreshment during an automobile journey.
3. A stop during any pedestrian or automobile travel for any utilitarian personal purpose, especially use of a bathroom.
4. A place that offers food, beverages, and other goods and services for those stopping on an automobile journey.
5. A utilitarian stop on a figurative journey.

Translations

stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel

• Dutch: pitstop (nl) m, pitsstop (nl) m
• Finnish: varikkopysähdys, varikkokäynti
• German: Boxenstopp (de) m
• Spanish: parada en boxes f
• Swedish: depå (sv) c

brief stop for fuel, rest and/or refreshment during an automobile journey

• Dutch: plaspauze m or f, tankpauze m or f
• Finnish: tankkaustauko

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Translations to be checked

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} parada en boxes

See also

• pit stop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• stoppit, tip-tops, tiptops