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water stop en · NOUN

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1. A place where an athlete can take a break and drink water.
   • Following the Yankee Homecoming road race each year, his shop's small parking lot is the scene of a neighborhood celebration. “I'm an official water stop for the road race,” Boothroyd shares."I love being here." 2014, Kathleen M. Downey, Legendary Locals of Newburyport, page 73:
2. A stop in a journey for drinking water or using the restroom.
   • The water stop had no such amenities. It was simply a necessary delay along their route. 2014, Paul Lederer, The Reluctant Gun Hand:
   • After the third water stop, the group took an extended break on what seemed to be a rock ledge while Ivan and the other man determined their next move. 2014, Joe Buda, Pilgrims’ Passage: Into a New Millennium; Rebuilding the Past, page 771:
3. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of waterstop.
   alt of waterstop
   • Water stops are provided in both the types of joints, to prevent leakage of water. 1992, B. C. Punmia, Irrigation and Water Power Engineering, page 354:

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