Definition of "pit stop" []

• Sports A stop at a pit for refueling or service during an automobile race. (noun)
• Informal A brief stop for rest and refreshment, especially during an automobile trip. (noun)
• Informal A place where such a stop is made. (noun)

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• "Since she’d been driving, she’d washed her face with plain old liquid rest-room soap and water at the last pit stop in an effort to keep awake, which meant she had no defenses left."