trainstop

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A form of train stop — A train protection device that automatically stops a train if it attempts to pass a signal when the signal aspect and operating rules prohibit such movement, or (in some applications) if it attempts to pass at an excessive speed.

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Meanings

nountrainstop (plural trainstops)

plural trainstops

  1. alternativeAlternative form of train stop.

    Automatic trainstops are provided for use by the electric trains, in accordance with standard London Transport practice.

    1958 December 29, “The Why and the Wherefore: Epping-Ongar Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 883

Origin

From train + stop.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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