Stopblock
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stopblock is a noun meaning (rail transport, especially US) An obstruction placed at the end of a railway track to prevent rail vehicles from going any further.
Meaning
(rail transport, especially US) An obstruction placed at the end of a railway track to prevent rail vehicles from going any further.
Example Sentences
[...] we were losing speed for the descent into King's Cross Platform 8, where a large crowd had gathered. For the last time, an HST braked gently and smoothly to a stand at the stopblock, and it was all over.
Word Forms
- stopblocks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include switchback, joss-block, jossing-block, brake, bufferhead, orderboard.
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