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stop line

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

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

stop line (plural stop lines)

  1. A transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop.
    • The word STOP shall not be placed on the pavement in advance of a stop line, unless every vehicle is required to stop at all times.2023 December, “Markings”, in Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 11th edition, Washington, D.C.: Federal Highway Administration, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2026, page 575
    Synonyms:
    limit line, stop bar

stop line meaning in Vietnamese

stop line in Vietnamese

transverse road marking
vạch dừng xe, điểm dừng, vạch giới hạn

Synonyms of stop line

Forms of stop line

pluralstop lines
alternative formstopline

Origin of stop line

From stop + line.

Questions about stop line

What does stop line mean?
Stop line means a transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop.
What is stop line in Vietnamese?
Stop line in Vietnamese is vạch dừng xe, điểm dừng, vạch giới hạn. See Stop line meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is stop line?
Stop line is a noun.
What is the plural of stop line?
The plural of stop line is stop lines.

Words near stop line in the dictionary

  1. stop lamp
  2. stop lamps
  3. stop lead
  4. stop light
  5. stop lights
  6. stop line
  7. stop list
  8. stop lists
  9. stop log
  10. stop logs
  11. stop loss

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