A mechanism for preventing accidents in machinery. / (underwater diving) A diver's pause at a certain depth when ascending, to prevent decompression sickness.

simple past tense and past participle of plough stop

plural of buffer stop

(rail transport, UK) a device installed at the end of a railway line or siding, which is intended to stop trains and other rail vehicles going any further.

Alternately active and inactive; intermittent.

An economic policy of this kind.

(chiefly Canada, US, Australia) A roadside service area, usually consisting of a restaurant and service station and sometimes a motel or hotel, where drivers of long-haul trucks can stop to refuel, eat, and rest.

Synonym of stopwatch

simple past tense and past participle of double-stop

(music) to play on two stopped strings of a stringed instrument simultaneously.