Meanings
nounstop line (plural stop lines)
plural stop lines · alternative stopline
- roadA transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop.
The word STOP shall not be placed on the pavement in advance of a stop line, unless every vehicle is required to stop at all times.
2023 December 29, “Markings”, in Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 11th edition, Washington, D.C.: Federal Highway Administration, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2026, page 575Synonyms: limit line, stop bar
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop.
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Translations
Spanish línea de alto, línea límite
- línea de altotransverse road marking
- línea límitetransverse road marking
Vietnamese vạch dừng xe, điểm dừng
- vạch dừng xetransverse road marking
- điểm dừngtransverse road marking
- vạch giới hạntransverse road marking
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stop line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20line
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“stop line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20line. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stop line,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20line.
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