stop sign

noun

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

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Officials said Morris blew through a stop sign and collided with a motorcycle being driven by Rodriguez, who was reportedly speeding. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025 At the time, Norris’s emergency lights were on but not his siren, and the driver of the car that Norris hit didn’t have a stop sign, a Meridian police report said. Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2025 Lawyers for the plaintiff argue that Tesla’s driver-assistance feature called Autopilot should have warned the driver and braked when his Model S sedan blew through flashing red lights, a stop sign and a T-intersection at nearly 70 miles an hour in the April 2019 crash. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025 The force of the collision pushed the Volt into a Mercedes-Benz that was also at the stop sign. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for stop sign

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“Stop sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20sign. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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