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stopping service

stopping service noun: a train service operated by a stopping train.

Noun

stopping service (plural stopping services)

  1. A train service operated by a stopping train.
    • While he is reasonably effusive about inter-city travel, he is heavily disparaging of all types of stopping service, including those on otherwise busy main lines. His analysis is not entirely unsound, and he tackles some of the questions head on.2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 47

Forms of stopping service

pluralstopping services

Questions about stopping service

What does stopping service mean?
Stopping service means a train service operated by a stopping train.
What part of speech is stopping service?
Stopping service is a noun.
What is the plural of stopping service?
The plural of stopping service is stopping services.

Words near stopping service in the dictionary

  1. stopping off
  2. stopping out
  3. stopping over
  4. stopping power
  5. stopping press
  6. stopping service
  7. stopping services
  8. stopping short
  9. stopping someone in their tracks
  10. stopping someone's clock
  11. stopping the bleeding

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