pit stop
noun/ˈpɪt stɒp/
/ˈpɪt stɑːp/
- (in motor racing) an occasion when a car stops during a race for more fuel, etc.
- The cars made two pit stops during the race.
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
- (North American English, informal) a short stop during a long trip for a rest, a meal, etc.
- We made a pit stop to buy a bottle of water.
Check pronunciation:
pit stop