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request stop

request stop noun: a location at which public transport does not ordinarily stop, but will do so if specifically requested by a passenger.

Noun

request stop (plural request stops)

  1. A location at which public transport does not ordinarily stop, but will do so if specifically requested by a passenger.
    • To compound the misery, Penmaenmawr is a request stop with poor visibility, so to ensure the train stops we had to stand in drenching rain.2019 October, Chris Stokes, “Between the Lines”, in Modern Railways, page 97
    • Where else in the world can you pre-order sushi and fondue on some of the trains, travel in family carriages equipped with mini-playgrounds, or use a request stop button at some small stations? Where else can you hear the announcement: "The train at Platform 4 is ten minutes late due to an incident...2025 October 15, Vitali Vitaliev, “The recipe for Swiss bliss”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 68

Forms of request stop

pluralrequest stops

Questions about request stop

What does request stop mean?
Request stop means a location at which public transport does not ordinarily stop, but will do so if specifically requested by a passenger.
What part of speech is request stop?
Request stop is a noun.
What is the plural of request stop?
The plural of request stop is request stops.

Words near request stop in the dictionary

  1. request for production
  2. request for proposal
  3. request for quotation
  4. request note
  5. request notes
  6. request stop
  7. request stops
  8. requestable
  9. requeste
  10. requested
  11. requestedst

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