In roller skating, a method of stopping by bringing the back of the skates outwards, and the front inward, imitating a snowplow.

(intransitive) In roller skating, to perform a plow stop.

plural of tab stop

On a typewriter, one of the horizontal locations where the carriage movement is halted by mechanical gears.

Britain spelling of plow stop

Britain spelling of plow stop

(chiefly Canada, US, Australia) A roadside service area, usually consisting of a restaurant and service station and sometimes a motel or hotel, where drivers of long-haul trucks can stop to refuel, eat, and rest.

(hunting) the act of blocking a fox's earth (burrow) while it is absent, so it is forced to stay above ground.

An etching technique used to keep the acid from those parts which are already sufficiently corroded by applying varnish or other covering matter with a brush, but allowing the acid to act on the other parts.

plural of stopping-out