"stop line" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: stop lines [plural], stopline [alternative]
Etymology: From stop + line. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stop|line}} stop + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} stop line (plural stop lines)
  1. (road transport) A transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop. Wikipedia link: Stop and yield lines Synonyms (transverse road marking): limit line, stop bar [US] Hyponyms (transverse road marking): advanced stop line Coordinate_terms (transverse road marking): yield line [US], give way line [UK] Translations (transverse road marking): línea de alto [feminine] (Spanish), línea límite [feminine] (Spanish), vạch dừng xe (Vietnamese), điểm dừng (Vietnamese), vạch giới hạn (Vietnamese)
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