train stop
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "In the simpler operating conditions of the London Transport lines, plain automatic train stops, applying the brake if a red indication is passed, give all that is required. With improvements in design, they have been in use over half-a-century."