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emergency stop

emergency stop noun: a button on an escalator that if pushed will stop the escalator in the event of an emergency.

Noun

emergency stop (uncountable)

  1. A button on an escalator that if pushed will stop the escalator in the event of an emergency.

Questions about emergency stop

What does emergency stop mean?
Emergency stop means a button on an escalator that if pushed will stop the escalator in the event of an emergency.
What part of speech is emergency stop?
Emergency stop is a noun.

Words near emergency stop in the dictionary

  1. emergency room
  2. emergency rooms
  3. emergency service
  4. emergency services
  5. emergency stairs
  6. emergency stop
  7. emergency transponder
  8. emergency transponders
  9. emergency vehicle
  10. emergency vehicles
  11. emergent

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