stopstreet

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noun

An intersection having one or more stop signs; a stop intersection

OriginAfrikaans stopstraat →
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Meanings

nounstopstreet (plural stopstreets)

plural stopstreets

  1. South AfricaAn intersection having one or more stop signs; a stop intersection

Origin

  1. Afrikaansstopstraat
  2. Englishstopstreet

From stop + street, a calque of Afrikaans stopstraat.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“stopstreet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stopstreet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stopstreet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stopstreet.

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