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stop bar

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

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

stop bar (plural stop bars)

  1. (US) A transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop.
    • Stop Bar – Solid 12 inch wide white line.1991 July, “Traffic Stripes and Pavement Markings”, in Standard Specifications, San Jose, California: City of San José Department of Public Works, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2021, page 84-1

Synonyms of stop bar

Forms of stop bar

pluralstop bars

Origin of stop bar

From stop + bar.

Questions about stop bar

What does stop bar mean?
Stop bar means a transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop.
What part of speech is stop bar?
Stop bar is a noun.
What is the plural of stop bar?
The plural of stop bar is stop bars.

Words near stop bar in the dictionary

  1. stop and run
  2. stop and search
  3. stop and smell the flowers
  4. stop and smell the roses
  5. stop at nothing
  6. stop bar
  7. stop bead
  8. stop beads
  9. stop board
  10. stop boards
  11. stop by

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