rolling stop

noun

An automobile driving maneuver in which a driver slows down, but does not completely stop, at a stop sign.

Meanings

nounrolling stop (plural rolling stops)

plural rolling stops

  1. automotiveAn automobile driving maneuver in which a driver slows down, but does not completely stop, at a stop sign.

    Synonyms: California roll, California stop, Californian stop, country stop

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn automobile driving maneuver in which a driver slows down, but does not completely stop, at a stop sign.

Translations

Dutch vertragen
  • vertragenTranslations
French arrêt Idaho, stop américain
  • arrêt IdahoTranslations
  • stop américainTranslations
  • stop glisséTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

rolling stop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rolling%20stop

MLA

“rolling stop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rolling%20stop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rolling stop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rolling%20stop.

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