Stop-gap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stop-gap is a noun meaning (chiefly British spelling) Alternative form of stopgap.
Meaning
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative form of stopgap.
Example Sentences
[A] bit of ink and paper which has long been an innocent wrapping or stop-gap may at last be laid open under the one pair of eyes which have knowledge enough to turn it into the opening of a catastrophe.
Word Forms
- stop-gaps
- stop-gapping
- stop-gapped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include interim, temporary, remedial, expedient, expediency, contingency.
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