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Swedish
Etymology
Compound of mellan (“between”) + landning (“landing”). First attested in 1910.[1]
Noun
mellanlandning c
- A (shorter) stop on a journey (flight or boat; for bunkering, refueling, disembarking and boarding) before continuing; a layover.
- Synonym: (any mode of transport) uppehåll
1904 December 1, anonymous author, “Ballonguppstigningar. Regler. för deltagande i ballonguppstigningarna under Nordiska Spelen 1905. [Balloon Ascensions. Rules for participation in the balloon ascensions during the Nordic Games of 1905.]”, in Tidning för idrott, page 6:Uppstigningarna, som hufvudsakligen afse öfning för och utbildande af luftseglare samt företagande af vetenskapliga observationer, komma dessutom att – beroende på väder- och vindförhållanden, antalet deltagande ballonger m. m. – anordnas såsom någon enkel täflan, t. ex. i längsta varaktighet af färden, förmåga att så nära som möjligt nå en på förhand bestämd, i vindriktningen belägen punkt, resa med mellanlandning eller dylikt, allt enligt närmare bestämmelser, utfärdade efter sammanträde med anmälda ballongförare.- The ascensions, mainly aimed at training and educating aeronauts and undertaking scientific observations, will also – depending on weather and wind conditions, the number of participating balloons, etc. – be arranged as some simple competition, for example, in the longest duration of the journey, the ability to reach as closely as possible a predetermined point located in the wind direction, travel with layovers, or similar, all according to detailed regulations issued after a meeting with the registered balloonists.
1972, Sten Lindroth, Epoker och människor. Idéhistoriska uppsatser, page 154:Därefter vid tog den långa, i regel händelselösa seglatsen till Ostindien, ännu utan mellanlandning vid Godahoppsudden.- Afterwards, they embarked on the long, typically uneventful voyage to the East Indies, still without stopping at the Cape of Good Hope.
2018 May 2, Jenny Alexandersson, “Så blir världens längsta flygning [So becomes the world's longest flight]”, in Aftonbladet:Planet kan ta sig 18 000 kilometer utan att mellanlanda och det kan inget annat passagerarplan i dag.- The plane can travel 18,000 kilometers without making a stop, something no other passenger plane can do today.
2020 July 4, Johan Bratell, “Svenskarna togs åt sidan: ”Nej, du får inte komma in” [The Swedes were taken aside: "No, you're not allowed to come in."]”, in Expressen:Svenskar har inte tillåtelse att mellanlanda i Oslo på grund av de norska reserestriktionerna.- Swedes are not allowed to make a layover in Oslo due to the Norwegian travel restrictions.
- (by extension) A (short) stop on one's way somewhere; a stopover.
- Synonyms: paus, stopp, uppehåll
1961, Karl Gerhard, Lite gullregn, page 290:Efter mellanlandning på Fatima Morganas terrass, där Greta Garbo bakom ett par glasögon, svarta som otacksamheten, tackade nej till en ström av anbud från hela världens varietéer att sjunga ”Flickan i Havanna”, for vi i kortege till Nice […]- After a stop on Fatima Morgana's terrace, where Greta Garbo, behind a pair of glasses as black as ingratitude, declined a stream of offers from variety shows worldwide to sing "The Girl in Havana," we proceeded in procession to Nice
1973, Sara Ranta-Rönnlund, Njoalpas söner, page 99:Ute i byarna försökte man ofta att hålla sig uppe och till och med arbeta sedan man hade blivit sjuk, och ett senkommet besök på sjukstugan var ofta bara en mellanlandning.- In the villages, folks would often strive to keep themselves afloat and even work after falling ill. A belated visit to the infirmary was often just a brief stopover.
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