Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stop bar

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: stop bar
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Stop Bar – Solid 12 inch wide white line."

Etymology

From stop + bar.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

stop bars (plural)

Synonyms

stop line limit line

Questions

What does stop bar mean?: A transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop.
Where does stop bar come from?: From stop + bar.

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