buffer stop

noun

a device installed at the end of a railway line or siding, which is intended to stop trains and other rail vehicles going any further.

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Meanings

nounbuffer stop (plural buffer stops)

plural buffer stops

  1. UKrail transporta device installed at the end of a railway line or siding, which is intended to stop trains and other rail vehicles going any further.

Translations

Finnish päätepuskin
  • päätepuskinrailways: device to stop trains
German Prellbock
  • Prellbockrailways: device to stop trains
Polish kozioł oporowy
  • kozioł oporowyrailways: device to stop trains
Cite this entry
APA

buffer stop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffer%20stop

MLA

“buffer stop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffer%20stop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buffer stop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffer%20stop.

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