Alternative form of stoplight

To come to a sudden and unexpected stop, particularly while speaking or driving a vehicle. / Usually with of, to voluntarily cease an attempt to reach a certain point.

(aviation) A stop most commonly used to refuel the aircraft, to make unexpected essential repairs or to respond to some emergency need to land the aircraft. No traffic is unloaded or loaded during a technical stop.

(intransitive, skating) To perform a T-stop.

An attachment placed underneath the front of a roller skate or ice skate, used to brake or for stability.

plural of double stop

(music, stringed instruments) two notes being played simultaneously

(photography) A transmission stop; an alternative to an f-stop. / (skating) A method of stopping by placing one foot perpendicular to, and behind, the other, thereby forming a T shape.

In roller skating, a method of stopping by bringing the back of the skates outwards, and the front inward, imitating a snowplow.

(skating, skiing) A method of stopping by rapidly bringing the feet perpendicular to the direction of motion.