stop line

noun

stop line

noun

Etymology From stop + line.

1

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

  • The word STOP shall not be placed on the pavement in advance of a stop line, unless every vehicle is required to stop at all times.2023 December 23, “Markings”, in Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 11th edition, Washington, D.C.: Federal Highway Administration, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2026, page 575:
Synonyms
limit line, stop bar
Hyponyms
advanced stop line
Coordinate terms
yield line, give way line

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