dropoff

Noun

drop-off (plural drop-offs)

1. A sudden downward slope or cliff.
   1. The precipitous outer side of a coral reef, facing the open sea.
2. A decrease; especially, a sudden one.
   • There has been an unexplained drop-off in sales this quarter.

   Synonyms:

   falloff, step-off

3. A delivery; the act of leaving a package, etc.
   • Starting tomorrow, they'd do dropoffs and pickups instead of leaving their vehicles unguarded.2014, K. G. MacGregor, Anyone But You
4. (US, especially) A space reserved outside a bus or railway station for vehicles stopping to drop off passengers for onward transit.
   • Fifty car parking spaces, a drop-off point, five spaces for blue badge holders and lighting masts are all included in the plan, as is cycle parking on the station forecourt and ticket vending machines.2020 May 20, “Network News: Plan submitted for £18.6 million station at Soham”, in Rail, page 21

   Synonyms:

   set-down, setting-down

5. A time during which passengers, such as school children, are dropped off; the event or act of dropping them off.
   • These signs are friendly reminders for road users to slow down during drop-off and pick-up.2021 February 1, Living in Brisbane, Brisbane, page 1

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