pitstop

See also: pit stop

English

Noun

pitstop (plural pitstops)

1. Alternative form of pit stop.
   • 2024 April 3, Joe Holding, Rebecca Braybrook, “What do DRS, black and white flag, porpoising and more mean? F1 terms explained”, in Autosport‎^[1], archived from the original on 6 October 2026:

     When a driver is told to 'box, box', they're being instructed to make a pitstop. This is because 'box' sounds more distinct than 'pit' over the team radio, so there's less chance of confusion leading to an error. The word itself refers to the painted box outside a team's garage where pit stops take place, although some argue that it hails from 'boxenstopp', which is German for 'pit stop'.

Derived terms

• internet pitstop

Anagrams

• stoppit, tip-tops, tiptops

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.t͡ʃisˈtɔ.pi/, /pit͡ʃsˈtɔp/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.t͡ʃisˈtɔ.pi/, /pit͡ʃsˈtɔp/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pi.t͡ʃisˈtɔ.pi/, /pit͡ʃʃˈtɔp/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pit͡ʃˈtɔp/

Noun

pitstop m (plural pitstops)

1. (motor racing) pit (area at a motor racetrack used for refuelling and repairing the vehicles during a race)
2. (motor racing) pit stop (stop made during an automobile race at the pit)
3. (figurative) pit stop (a stop during a trip)