water stop

plural water stops

1. hobbiesA place where an athlete can take a break and drink water.

   Following the Yankee Homecoming road race each year, his shop's small parking lot is the scene of a neighborhood celebration. “I'm an official water stop for the road race,” Boothroyd shares."I love being here."

   2014, Kathleen M. Downey, Legendary Locals of Newburyport, page 73

2. A stop in a journey for drinking water or using the restroom.

   The water stop had no such amenities. It was simply a necessary delay along their route.

   2014, Paul Lederer, The Reluctant Gun Hand

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   After the third water stop, the group took an extended break on what seemed to be a rock ledge while Ivan and the other man determined their next move.

   2014, Joe Buda, Pilgrims’ Passage: Into a New Millennium; Rebuilding the Past, page 771

3. alternativeAlternative form of waterstop.

   Water stops are provided in both the types of joints, to prevent leakage of water.

   1992, B. C. Punmia, Irrigation and Water Power Engineering, page 354