stop sign

noun

: a sign telling drivers to stop and wait until they can continue safely

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At a stop sign, the vocals filter out and the music hums with a low bass drone. Martin Vassolo, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024 Madison police said Del Rio was arrested early Friday for a first-offense OWI after a vehicle hit a stop sign and broke a fence before resting in a yard. Steve Megargee, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024 Examples include things like running a stop sign, weaving into a lane already occupied by another vehicle, or stopping in the middle of the road for no discernible reason. Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024 State police said a Ford F-150 was traveling eastbound on Boston Post Road when a Honda Civic, traveling southbound on Hammock Road North, drove through a stop sign at the intersection, causing a collision. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stop sign 

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“Stop sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20sign. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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