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non-stop en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From non- + stop.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of nonstop.
    alt of nonstop
    • In addition to the non-stop Heathrow Express service, there is a Transport for London stopping service to London Paddington: this is the Heathrow Connect service taken over by TfL in May 2018. 2019 October, John Glover, “Heathrow rail expansion”, in Modern Railways, page 70:

non-stop en · ADV

Pronunciation

Etymology

From non- + stop.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of nonstop.
    alt of nonstop
    • The through Moorgate service has been most handsomely speeded up, and suburban trains in both directions now run non-stop between Kings Cross (Underground) and Elstree. 1960 February, “The dieselised St. Pancras suburban service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 95:

non-stop en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From non- + stop.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of nonstop.
    alt of nonstop
    • The Victoria-Brighton non-stops, the Victoria-Eastbourne and Hastings, Victoria-Worthing and Littlehampton, Victoria-Bognor and Portsmouth and Victoria-Oxted line services were, with a very few exceptions, all re-routed to and from London Bridge. 1960 March, “Talking of Trains: Victoria shut-down”, in Trains Illustrated, page 136:

Forms

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Relateds

limited-stop