"all-way stop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: all-way stops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} all-way stop (plural all-way stops)
  1. (Canada, US, South Africa) A road intersection that traffic approaching from all directions is required to stop before proceeding through. Wikipedia link: all-way stop Tags: Canada, South-Africa, US Categories (topical): Roads Hyponyms: four-way stop

Inflected forms

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