pit stop
English
/ˈpɪt.stɑp/
noun
Definitions
- (motor racing) A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle.
- A brief stop for fuel, rest and/or refreshment during an automobile journey.
- A stop during any pedestrian or automobile travel for any utilitarian personal purpose, especially use of a bathroom.
- A place that offers food, beverages, and other goods and services for those stopping on an automobile journey.
- A utilitarian stop on a figurative journey.
Etymology
Compound from English pit (pit bull terrier) + English stop.
Origin
English
stop
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- armpit English
- ashpit English
- autostop English
- backstop English
- beamstop English
- bookstop English
- catchpit English
- chalkpit English
- checkstop English
- coalpit English
- cockpit English
- doorstop English
- e-stop English
- firepit English
- firestop English
- forstop English
- gongpit English
- ground stop English
- gun pit English
- helistop English
- instop English
- marlpit English
- micropit English
- misstop English
- mosh pit English
- multistop English
- nanopit English
- non-stop English
- nonstop English
- pit English
- pit adder English
- pit frame English
- pitboard English
- pitfall English
- pitful English
- pithead English
- pithouse English
- pitless English
- pitman English
- pitmaster English
- pitsaw English
- pitter English
- pittite English
- pitwheel English
- pockpit English
- ripstop English
- rockstop English
- sandpit English
- sawpit English
- shitpit English
- shortstop English
- snowpit English
- stonepit English
- stop English
- stop-tap English
- stopband English
- stopbank English
- stopblock English
- stopboard English
- stopcheck English
- stopcock English
- stopgap English
- stopless English
- stoplight English
- stopover English
- stoppable English
- stoppage English
- stopped English
- stopper English
- stoppest English
- stoppeth English
- stoppie English
- stopple English
- stopsign English
- stopstreet English
- stopwatch English
- stopword English
- tanpit English
- tarpit English
- tearpit English
- tramstop English
- unstop English
- unstoppability English
- waterstop English
- wheelpit English
- whirlpit English
- whistlestop English
- stop Hungarian
- stop Italian
- stoppare Italian
- auto-stop French
- autostop French
- stop French
- стоп Russian
- stop Spanish, Castilian
- stop Portuguese
- *stuppōną Proto-Germanic
- ストップ Japanese
- pit Middle English
- stoppen Middle English
- stop Irish
- στοπ Greek (modern)
- stopio Welsh
- stop Latvian
- stopohem Albanian
- stap Tok Pisin
- stapim Tok Pisin
- stoppen Low German
- stoppar Interlingua
- pit
- stop
- pitful
- instop
- ashpit
- pitsaw
- sawpit
- tanpit
- armpit
- unstop
- pitman
- pitter
- tarpit
- e-stop
- marlpit
- sandpit
- stopped
- stopper
- ripstop
- cockpit
- pithead
- gongpit
- stopple
- pitfall
- misstop
- tearpit
- nanopit
- pitless
- gun pit
- coalpit
- pockpit
- stopgap
- forstop
- shitpit
- snowpit
- pittite
- stoppie
- firepit
- nonstop
- whirlpit
- pithouse
- stonepit
- non-stop
- stopband
- stopcock
- wheelpit
- doorstop
- helistop
- rockstop
- backstop
- pitboard
- tramstop
- stopword
- catchpit
- firestop
- bookstop
- chalkpit
- stoppage
- mosh pit
- autostop
- micropit
- stoppeth
- stopbank
- beamstop
- pitwheel
- stop-tap
- stoppest
- stopless
- stopsign
- stopover
- checkstop
- pit adder
- stopblock
- stoppable
- multistop
- waterstop
- stopcheck
- pitmaster
- shortstop
- pit frame
- stopwatch
- stoplight
- stopboard
- stopstreet
- ground stop
- whistlestop
- unstoppability