water stopn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌstɒp/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌstɑp/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌstɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., stop n.²

Etymology: < water n. + stop n.²

a. A device or construction designed to block the passage of water; = stop n.² 8a. Now rare except in sense 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > contrivance for impounding water

stopping1575

pen1585

stop1585

water stop1585

stank1604

headinga1641

stanch1767

stop-back1790

penhead1805

keep1847

stanking1883

1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 391/2 Septum,..a sluce: a floudgate, or water stop.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique iv. xiv. 647 The greatest charges of the fish poole is the keeping of the banks and causey, the water stops, sluces, and ditch ouer against the poole.

1699 D. Jones Compl. Hist. Europe 1676–99 (ed. 2) 519 There was also the very same Day a Mine sprung at St. Nicholas Gate, which overturned a good part of the Water-stop, into the Moat of the City.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. i. 2 The great sluice or water-stop, where the English were terribly exposed to the shot..of St. Roch.

1784 G. Washington Let. 10 Mar. in Papers (1992) Confederation Ser. I. 201 The water-stops..have been made by the Beaver.

1848 G. R. Baldwin Rep. on Supplying City of Quebec with Pure Water 19 The body of the work to be constructed of stone, with a water stop of brick placed as a facing against the up river side of the stone work.

1886 Trans. Amer. Soc. Civil Engineers 15 568 Without a model it is almost impossible to show clearly how a row of sheet-piling put against one face of one row of the bins, can make a tight water-stop throughout the crib-work of the dam.

1908 Electr. World 10 Oct. 793/1 The method selected for this development was to dam the river at a point in the canyon, using the power house as a part of the water-stop.

b. Building. Usually as one word. A watertight seal to prevent water from leaking through a joint; a substance used for this purpose.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > [noun] > that which closes an aperture > means of preventing passage of gas or liquid > for preventing water

stop-water1794

water stop1895

1895 F. W. Ashpitel Rep. Light-house Constr. & Illumination 114 A copper water-stop 1½ inch wide by ³/ ₁₆ inch thick, to be well secured by copper screws to the bottom of each opening casement.

1939 Ann. Rep. Metrop. District Water Supply Comm. (Commonw. Mass. Public Doc. No. 147) 26 At each end a course of brick work was removed from the sidewalls..and the mortar lining was brought into these openings against the sheet lead interlining to form a waterstop.

1950 Water Supply of City of N.Y. (N.Y. Board of Water Supply) 13 These joints are made water tight by a flexible copper waterstop which spans the joint and has its edges built into the masonry on each side of the joint.

1968 Punch 18 Dec. 873/1 My wife keeps urging me to diversify into coolants, sealants, waterstops, mastics and corrosion inhibitors.

1992 J. R. Panek Constr. Sealants & Adhesives (ed. 3) xxvi. 296 The vinyl (PVC) extrusions have become by far the most widely used forms of waterstop.

2003 M. Puller Deep Excavations (ed. 2) ix. 437 The insertion of the precast panel and the water stop is illustrated.

2. An act of stopping for water; (hence) a place where a traveller or train stops for water.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > break in a journey

resting?a1425

arresta1500

bait1580

alto1591

halt1598

station1604

stop1650

stoppage1840

noon halt1843

stop-off1869

lay-over1873

stop-over1881

water stop1896

overnight1936

1896 Locomotive Engin. Aug. 694/1 Except where interrupted now and then or in making a water stop, it is desirable that the operation be accomplished by one application.

1912 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 220/2 The towns that cluster about these desert ‘water-stops’.

1945 F. H. Hubbard Railroad Avenue ii. 9 The water stops on Casey's division were far apart, and the water in his tank often would drop rather low if the engine were hauling a heavy train.

1964 J. Thompson Pop. 1280 (1990) xxiii. 207 Of course, that dawn train don't carry passengers, they just got a water-stop here.

2006 D. Kuehls 4 Months to 4-hour Marathon viii. 78 Don't skip a water stop, ever—even the early ones, when you're not thirsty yet.

2013 Sunday Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 3 Feb. 23 William Creek, population six and a water stop along the Oodnadatta Track, a dusty 1000km north of Adelaide.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water stop
释义	water stopn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌstɒp/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌstɑp/, /ˈwɑdər ˌstɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., stop n.² Etymology: < water n. + stop n.² 1. a. A device or construction designed to block the passage of water; = stop n.² 8a. Now rare except in sense 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > contrivance for impounding water stopping1575 pen1585 stop1585 water stop1585 stank1604 headinga1641 stanch1767 stop-back1790 penhead1805 keep1847 stanking1883 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 391/2 Septum,..a sluce: a floudgate, or water stop. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique iv. xiv. 647 The greatest charges of the fish poole is the keeping of the banks and causey, the water stops, sluces, and ditch ouer against the poole. 1699 D. Jones Compl. Hist. Europe 1676–99 (ed. 2) 519 There was also the very same Day a Mine sprung at St. Nicholas Gate, which overturned a good part of the Water-stop, into the Moat of the City. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. i. 2 The great sluice or water-stop, where the English were terribly exposed to the shot..of St. Roch. 1784 G. Washington Let. 10 Mar. in Papers (1992) Confederation Ser. I. 201 The water-stops..have been made by the Beaver. 1848 G. R. Baldwin Rep. on Supplying City of Quebec with Pure Water 19 The body of the work to be constructed of stone, with a water stop of brick placed as a facing against the up river side of the stone work. 1886 Trans. Amer. Soc. Civil Engineers 15 568 Without a model it is almost impossible to show clearly how a row of sheet-piling put against one face of one row of the bins, can make a tight water-stop throughout the crib-work of the dam. 1908 Electr. World 10 Oct. 793/1 The method selected for this development was to dam the river at a point in the canyon, using the power house as a part of the water-stop. b. Building. Usually as one word. A watertight seal to prevent water from leaking through a joint; a substance used for this purpose. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > [noun] > that which closes an aperture > means of preventing passage of gas or liquid > for preventing water stop-water1794 water stop1895 1895 F. W. Ashpitel Rep. Light-house Constr. & Illumination 114 A copper water-stop 1½ inch wide by ³/ ₁₆ inch thick, to be well secured by copper screws to the bottom of each opening casement. 1939 Ann. Rep. Metrop. District Water Supply Comm. (Commonw. Mass. Public Doc. No. 147) 26 At each end a course of brick work was removed from the sidewalls..and the mortar lining was brought into these openings against the sheet lead interlining to form a waterstop. 1950 Water Supply of City of N.Y. (N.Y. Board of Water Supply) 13 These joints are made water tight by a flexible copper waterstop which spans the joint and has its edges built into the masonry on each side of the joint. 1968 Punch 18 Dec. 873/1 My wife keeps urging me to diversify into coolants, sealants, waterstops, mastics and corrosion inhibitors. 1992 J. R. Panek Constr. Sealants & Adhesives (ed. 3) xxvi. 296 The vinyl (PVC) extrusions have become by far the most widely used forms of waterstop. 2003 M. Puller Deep Excavations (ed. 2) ix. 437 The insertion of the precast panel and the water stop is illustrated. 2. An act of stopping for water; (hence) a place where a traveller or train stops for water. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > break in a journey resting?a1425 arresta1500 bait1580 alto1591 halt1598 station1604 stop1650 stoppage1840 noon halt1843 stop-off1869 lay-over1873 stop-over1881 water stop1896 overnight1936 1896 Locomotive Engin. Aug. 694/1 Except where interrupted now and then or in making a water stop, it is desirable that the operation be accomplished by one application. 1912 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 220/2 The towns that cluster about these desert ‘water-stops’. 1945 F. H. Hubbard Railroad Avenue ii. 9 The water stops on Casey's division were far apart, and the water in his tank often would drop rather low if the engine were hauling a heavy train. 1964 J. Thompson Pop. 1280 (1990) xxiii. 207 Of course, that dawn train don't carry passengers, they just got a water-stop here. 2006 D. Kuehls 4 Months to 4-hour Marathon viii. 78 Don't skip a water stop, ever—even the early ones, when you're not thirsty yet. 2013 Sunday Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 3 Feb. 23 William Creek, population six and a water stop along the Oodnadatta Track, a dusty 1000km north of Adelaide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1585
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