英语词汇“checkstop”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

checkstop n.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɛkstɒp/

U.S.

/ˈtʃɛkˌstɑp/

North American (a) a mechanism, facility, device, etc., designed to limit movement or act as a fail-safe in a machine or mechanical system; (b) (chiefly Canadian) a checkpoint at which vehicles are stopped and checked by police, esp. in order to catch intoxicated drivers.

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1873 Sci. Amer. 20 Sept. 178/3 While the rope is still running out, a seaman swings himself out on the davit and ties one end of a light line, called the check-stop rope, with a skillful knot, fast to the drag rope, and the other end to the side of the vessel.

1911 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 38 110 To prevent..accidents, it is only necessary to place an engine check-stop near each machine or at least one in each room. By this means the motive power can be instantly shut off.

1953 Endicott (N.Y.) Daily Bull. 7 July 1/5 A number of arrests..were reported also at the Five Mile Point checkstop.

1994 Scope: Serving North Central Alberta 11 July 12/1 All year, detachments across the province have been holding two monthly random checkstops to catch motorists violating a variety of laws or regulations.

2001 U.S. Patent 6,174,015 B1 2 When the check stop reaches the latch pin it provides a resistance to further movement of the lower tailgate section.

2011 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 17 Aug. c1 [She] pleaded guilty to having a blood-alcohol level of at least 1.5 times the .08 legal blood alcohol limit after she was caught at a checkstop.

单词	checkstop
释义	> as lemmas checkstop checkstop n. Brit. /ˈtʃɛkstɒp/ , U.S. /ˈtʃɛkˌstɑp/ North American (a) a mechanism, facility, device, etc., designed to limit movement or act as a fail-safe in a machine or mechanical system; (b) (chiefly Canadian) a checkpoint at which vehicles are stopped and checked by police, esp. in order to catch intoxicated drivers. ΚΠ 1873 Sci. Amer. 20 Sept. 178/3 While the rope is still running out, a seaman swings himself out on the davit and ties one end of a light line, called the check-stop rope, with a skillful knot, fast to the drag rope, and the other end to the side of the vessel. 1911 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 38 110 To prevent..accidents, it is only necessary to place an engine check-stop near each machine or at least one in each room. By this means the motive power can be instantly shut off. 1953 Endicott (N.Y.) Daily Bull. 7 July 1/5 A number of arrests..were reported also at the Five Mile Point checkstop. 1994 Scope: Serving North Central Alberta 11 July 12/1 All year, detachments across the province have been holding two monthly random checkstops to catch motorists violating a variety of laws or regulations. 2001 U.S. Patent 6,174,015 B1 2 When the check stop reaches the latch pin it provides a resistance to further movement of the lower tailgate section. 2011 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 17 Aug. c1 [She] pleaded guilty to having a blood-alcohol level of at least 1.5 times the .08 legal blood alcohol limit after she was caught at a checkstop. extracted from check-comb. form < as lemmas
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