nonstop: Meaning and Definition of

non•stop

Pronunciation: (adj., adv.non'stop'n.non'stop&sec), [key]
— adj.
  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.
—adv.
  1. without a single stop en route.
  2. without a pause or interruption or without respite; continually: My back ached nonstop for three days.
—n.
  1. a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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