check stopper

noun

: one of a series of light cables that are fastened to a heavier cable (as an anchor cable) and are designed to check a ship's speed especially during launching by holding for a moment before breaking as the heavier main cable runs out

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Rhymes for check stopper

• eavesdropper
• grasshopper
• improper
• leafhopper
• sharecropper
• chopper
• copper
• cropper
• dropper
• pauper
• popper
• proper