stop sign

noun

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

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According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, people are required to stop when a school bus has its stop sign extended and its flashing lights are turned on. —

Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024 Southbound traffic on Lipton has a stop sign; neither eastbound nor westbound traffic on Van Norman Avenue have a stop sign. —

Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024 While on patrol, two police officers saw a GMC Yukon SUV fail to stop at a stop sign in the 100 block of South Main Street in central Ukiah shortly after 1:20 a.m. —

Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024 On Tuesday, the 60-year-old Bibbins died after a driver fleeing police ran a stop sign and crashed into the man at what authorities said was about 80 mph. —

Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stop sign