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stop sign

stop sign noun: a sign by the side of a road or street, often at an intersection, instructing vehicle drivers to stop.

stop sign: a sign by the side of a road or street, often at an intersection, instructing vehicle drivers to...
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Noun

stop sign (plural stop signs)

  1. A sign by the side of a road or street, often at an intersection, instructing vehicle drivers to stop.
    • No stop signs, speed limit
      Nobody's gonna slow me down1979, AC/DC, Highway to Hell

stop sign meaning in Tagalog

stop sign in Tagalog

traffic sign
babalang hinto

Forms of stop sign

pluralstop signs
alternative formstopsign

Words formed from stop sign

Questions about stop sign

What does stop sign mean?
Stop sign means a sign by the side of a road or street, often at an intersection, instructing vehicle drivers to stop.
What is stop sign in Tagalog?
Stop sign in Tagalog is babalang hinto. See Stop sign meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is stop sign?
Stop sign is a noun.
What is the plural of stop sign?
The plural of stop sign is stop signs.

Words near stop sign in the dictionary

  1. stop planks
  2. stop press
  3. stop set
  4. stop sets
  5. stop short
  6. stop sign
  7. stop signs
  8. stop someone in their tracks
  9. stop someone's clock
  10. stop squark
  11. stop squarks

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