Stopblock

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An obstruction placed at the end of a railway track to prevent rail vehicles from going any further. US, especially

    "[...] 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."

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"[...] 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."

Etymology

From stop + block.

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