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stop line en · NOUN

Etymology

From stop + line.

Meanings

  1. A transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop.
    • The word STOP shall not be placed on the pavement in advance of a stop line, unless every vehicle is required to stop at all times. 2023 December 14, “Markings”, in Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 11th edition, Washington, D.C.: Federal Highway Administration, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2026, page 575:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
stop lines Number=Plur lexicographic
stopline alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

yield line (transverse road marking) · give way line (transverse road marking)

Hyponyms

advanced stop line (transverse road marking)

Synonyms

limit line (transverse road marking) · stop bar (transverse road marking)

Translations (5)

vi vạch dừng xe (transverse road marking) · es línea de alto (transverse road marking) · es línea límite (transverse road marking) · vi điểm dừng (transverse road marking) · vi vạch giới hạn (transverse road marking)

wikipedia: Stop and yield lines