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limit line

limit line noun: a transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop.

limit line: a transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop
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Noun

limit line (plural limit lines)

  1. A transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop.
    • Pedestrians have the right-of-way in marked or unmarked crosswalks. If there is a limit line before the crosswalk, stop at the limit line and allow pedestrians to cross the street.2026 February 15 (last accessed), “Section 7: Laws and Rules of the Road”, in California Driver’s Handbook, Sacramento, California: California Department of Motor Vehicles, archived from the original...
    Synonyms:
    stop line, stop bar

Synonyms of limit line

Forms of limit line

plurallimit lines

Origin of limit line

From limit + line.

Questions about limit line

What does limit line mean?
Limit line means a transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop.
What part of speech is limit line?
Limit line is a noun.
What is the plural of limit line?
The plural of limit line is limit lines.

Words near limit line in the dictionary

  1. limit comparison tests
  2. limit cycle
  3. limit cycles
  4. limit down
  5. limit inferior
  6. limit line
  7. limit of positive stability
  8. limit order
  9. limit orders
  10. limit ordinal
  11. limit ordinals

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