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stopblock

stopblock noun: an obstruction placed at the end of a railway track to prevent rail vehicles from going any further.

Noun

stopblock (plural stopblocks)

  1. (US, especially) An obstruction placed at the end of a railway track to prevent rail vehicles from going any further.
    • [...] we were losing speed for the descent into King's Cross Platform 8, where a large crowd had gathered. For the last time, an HST braked gently and smoothly to a stand at the stopblock, and it was all over.2020 January 15, Nigel Harris, “HST's East Coast Farewell Tour”, in Rail, page 34

Forms of stopblock

pluralstopblocks

Origin of stopblock

From stop + block.

Questions about stopblock

What does stopblock mean?
Stopblock means an obstruction placed at the end of a railway track to prevent rail vehicles from going any further.
What part of speech is stopblock?
Stopblock is a noun.
What is the plural of stopblock?
The plural of stopblock is stopblocks.

Words near stopblock in the dictionary

  1. Stopas
  2. stopband
  3. stopbands
  4. stopbank
  5. stopbanks
  6. stopblock
  7. stopblocks
  8. stopboard
  9. stopboards
  10. stopcheck
  11. stopchecks

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