stop sign

American  

noun

1. a traffic sign requiring a motorist to stop before continuing.

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Etymology

Origin of stop sign

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Floyd even saves Clark’s life by pushing him out of the way of a cartwheeling stop sign.

From The Wall Street Journal

She tried to grab on to a half-buried stop sign, but Reuben spun her away.

From Literature

At the next stop sign, the vehicles split.

From Slate

Since then the school has made several changes, according to the suit, including a fence separating the pickup line from a nearby lawn, a foot pathway for pedestrians, and a stop sign in front of the pathway, among other changes.

From Los Angeles Times

Last year, a driver backed into his 12-year-old Yukon XL at a stop sign and drove off.

From MarketWatch