1 : a stop at the pits during an automobile race
2a[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 Mark Lorando
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.
See MoreFirst Known Use of pit stop
1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Pit stop. Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pit%20stop. Accessed 22 Jan. 2022.
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