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nonstop

[ adjective adverb non-stop; noun non-stop ]

adjective

  1. being without a single stop en route:

    a nonstop bus; a nonstop flight from New York to Paris.

  2. happening, done, or held without a stop or pause or without offering relief or respite:

    The ambassador faced a nonstop schedule of meetings and interviews during her visit.



adverb

  1. without a single stop en route.
  2. Informal. without a pause or interruption or without respite; continually:

    My back ached nonstop for three days.

noun

  1. a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination.

nonstop

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adjective

  1. done without pause or interruption

    a nonstop flight

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nonstop1

First recorded in 1900–05; non- + stop
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