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traffic stop

traffic stop noun: a temporary detention of a driver of a vehicle and its occupants by police to investigate a possible crime or a minor violation of the law.

Noun

traffic stop (plural traffic stops)

  1. A temporary detention of a driver of a vehicle and its occupants by police to investigate a possible crime or a minor violation of the law.

Forms of traffic stop

pluraltraffic stops

Origin of traffic stop

From traffic + stop.

Questions about traffic stop

What does traffic stop mean?
Traffic stop means a temporary detention of a driver of a vehicle and its occupants by police to investigate a possible crime or a minor violation of the law.
What part of speech is traffic stop?
Traffic stop is a noun.
What is the plural of traffic stop?
The plural of traffic stop is traffic stops.

Words near traffic stop in the dictionary

  1. traffic signal box
  2. traffic signal boxes
  3. traffic signals
  4. traffic signs
  5. traffic spikes
  6. traffic stop
  7. traffic stopper
  8. traffic stoppers
  9. traffic stops
  10. traffic ticket
  11. traffic tickets

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