What is "stopovers"

Usage examples of "stopovers".

Gorda Cay was listed as one of the favorite stopovers for international dope runners.

More than that, depending on how many stopovers he has to make on the way.

He was already familiar with Retlin from earlier stopovers, but used the time to re-accustom himself since his last leave to shopping and staying in low-ceilinged buildings where he had to bend almost double, and to public-transport vehicles in which he had to either kneel or squat.