"buffer stop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buffer stops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} buffer stop (plural buffer stops)
  1. (rail transport, UK) a device installed at the end of a railway line or siding, which is intended to stop trains and other rail vehicles going any further. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation Related terms: sand drag, stopblock Translations (railways: device to stop trains): päätepuskin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-buffer_stop-en-noun-pnm05OOj Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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