Polyglot Dictionary

Zwischenlandung

/ˈtsvɪʃn̩ˌlandʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Zwischenlandungen

Meaning

  1. stopover

    Built from zwischen (between) + Landung (landing).

    • Wir hatten eine Zwischenlandung in Wien.

      We had a stopover in Vienna.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • zwischen between
  • Landung landing

Similar words

zwischenstopp

Zwischenlandung specifically means a flight stopover or layover; Zwischenstopp is more general, any kind of stop on a journey.

Similar in other languages

English

layover

layover is the English word for the same thing — both mean "stopover."

French

escale

escale is the French word for the same thing — both mean "layover, stopover."

Practice

1 What does Zwischenlandung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir hatten eine ___ in Wien.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zwischenlandung?

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