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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

pit stop

/(pĭt" stŏp`)/ · pit· stop · IPA /ˈpɪt.stɑp/
01 n. A stop by one of the competing cars in a pit by the side of the racetrack, to take on gasoline, change tires, or perform other maintenance.
  1. 1.
    A stop by one of the competing cars in a pit by the side of the racetrack, to take on gasoline, change tires, or perform other maintenance.(Auto Racing)
  2. 2.
    Any pause in a journey, to eat or drink, or to use a rest room.
  3. 3.
    A place where one may make a pit stop[1 or 2]. See: pit stop