non-stop

non-stop

See also: nonstop and non stop

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ stop.

Adjective

non-stop (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of nonstop.
   • 2019 October, John Glover, “Heathrow rail expansion”, in Modern Railways, page 70:

     In addition to the non-stop Heathrow Express service, there is a Transport for London stopping service to London Paddington: this is the Heathrow Connect service taken over by TfL in May 2018.

Adverb

non-stop (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of nonstop.
   • 1960 February, “The dieselised St. Pancras suburban service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 95:

     The through Moorgate service has been most handsomely speeded up, and suburban trains in both directions now run non-stop between Kings Cross (Underground) and Elstree.

Noun

non-stop (plural non-stops)

1. Alternative form of nonstop.
   • 1960 March, “Talking of Trains: Victoria shut-down”, in Trains Illustrated, page 136:

     The Victoria-Brighton non-stops, the Victoria-Eastbourne and Hastings, Victoria-Worthing and Littlehampton, Victoria-Bognor and Portsmouth and Victoria-Oxted line services were, with a very few exceptions, all re-routed to and from London Bridge.

See also

• limited-stop

References

• “non-stop”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• pontons

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French

Etymology

From English nonstop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔn.stɔp/

Adverb

non-stop

1. nonstop

Further reading

• “non-stop”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Adverb

non-stop

1. nonstop

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Romanian

Etymology

From English non-stop or French non-stop.

Adjective

non-stop m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. nonstop

Declension

Declension of non-stop (invariable)

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	non-stop		non-stop	non-stop	non-stop
	definite	—		—	—	—
genitive/ dative	indefinite	non-stop		non-stop	non-stop	non-stop
	definite	—		—	—	—

Adverb

non-stop

1. nonstop