request stop
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A location at which public transport does not ordinarily stop, but will do so if specifically requested by a passenger.
Example Sentences
- "To compound the misery, Penmaenmawr is a request stop with poor visibility, so to ensure the train stops we had to stand in drenching rain."
- "Where else in the world can you pre-order sushi and fondue on some of the trains, travel in family carriages equipped with mini-playgrounds, or use a request stop button at some small stations? Where else can you hear the announcement: "The train at Platform 4 is ten minutes late due to an incident in another country," as I did once at the Swiss station of Spiez?"