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water stop

water stop noun: a place where an athlete can take a break and drink water. Also the alternative form of waterstop.

Noun

water stop (plural water stops)

  1. A place where an athlete can take a break and drink water.
    • Following the Yankee Homecoming road race each year, his shop's small parking lot is the scene of a neighborhood celebration. “I'm an official water stop for the road race,” Boothroyd shares."I love being here."2014, Kathleen M. Downey, Legendary Locals of Newburyport, page 73
  2. A stop in a journey for drinking water or using the restroom.
    • The water stop had no such amenities. It was simply a necessary delay along their route.2014, Paul Lederer, The Reluctant Gun Hand
    • After the third water stop, the group took an extended break on what seemed to be a rock ledge while Ivan and the other man determined their next move.2014, Joe Buda, Pilgrims’ Passage: Into a New Millennium; Rebuilding the Past, page 771

Also used as

water stop is also the alternative form of waterstop.

Forms of water stop

pluralwater stops

Questions about water stop

What does water stop mean?
Water stop means a place where an athlete can take a break and drink water.
What part of speech is water stop?
Water stop is a noun.
What is the plural of water stop?
The plural of water stop is water stops.

Words near water stop in the dictionary

  1. water spouts
  2. water sprite
  3. water sprites
  4. water starwort
  5. water starworts
  6. water stop
  7. water stops
  8. Water Stratford
  9. water strider
  10. water striders
  11. water supplies

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