flag stop

ˈflæɡ stɑp

Definition of flag stop - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

rail transport

TECH.

train station where trains stop only on request

TECH.

The train will pass unless it's a flag stop.
We waited at the flag stop for the evening train.
The conductor announced a flag stop at the next station.

halt

request stop

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Expressions with flag

flag down

signal to stop a moving vehicle or person

She flagged down a taxi after the concert.

white flag

flag used as a sign of surrender or truce

The army raised a white flag to stop the fighting..

red flag

warning sign of potential danger

His temper was a red flag for the team.

beige flag

small ordinary but slightly odd habit in a romantic partner

Leaving every cabinet open is his beige flag.

plant a flag

place a flag in the ground

They plant a flag at the top of the mountain.

raise a flag

hoist a flag on a pole

They raise a flag every morning at the camp.

Expressions with stop

full stop

a punctuation mark used to end sentences or mark abbreviations

She placed a full stop at the end of the sentence.

stop by

pause at a location temporarily

We can stop by the store on our way home.

stop in

stay at a place for a short time

We decided to stop in at the café for a quick coffee..

stop off

make a short visit while traveling

We will stop off at the museum on our way.

stop over

interrupt a trip temporarily, often overnight

They will stop over in Dubai before heading to Japan.

stop short

cease movement suddenly

She stopped short when she saw the snake..

stop traffic

cause vehicles to halt

The police officer stopped traffic to let the parade pass.

one stop shopping

shopping at one place for all needs

The mall offers one stop shopping for busy families.

stop at nothing

do anything needed to reach a goal, not stopped by obstacles

She will stop at nothing to win the race.

stop dead

stop moving suddenly and completely without warning

He saw the snake and stop dead.

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red flag

signal

flag that is red, often signaling stop

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French:arrêt facultatif, ...
German:Bedarfshalt, ...
Italian:fermata a richiesta, ...
Spanish:parada a demanda, ...
Portuguese:paragem a pedido, ...
Chinese:招呼站, ...
Japanese:リクエスト停車駅, ...
Arabic:مَحَطَّة تَوَقُّف عِنْد الطَّلَب, ...
Hebrew:תַּחֲנַת עֲצִירָה לְפִי בַּקָּשָׁה, ...
Russian:остановка по требованию, ...
Ukrainian:зупинка на вимогу, ...
Hindi:फ्लैग स्टॉप, ...
Bengali:ফ্ল্যাগ স্টপ, ...
Catalan:parada a demanda, ...
Czech:zastávka na znamení, ...
Danish:flagstop, ...
Dutch:stop op verzoek, ...
Greek:στάση με σημαία, ...
Hungarian:megállóhely, ahol a vonat csak kérésre áll meg, ...
Khmer:ស្ថានីយរថភ្លើងដែលរថភ្លើងឈប់តាមការស្នើសុំ, ...
Korean:플래그 스톱, ...
Persian:ایستگاه درخواستی, ...
Polish:stacja na żądanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):parada solicitada, ...
Romanian:oprire la cerere, ...
Swedish:hållplats på begäran, ...
Thai:สถานีหยุดตามสัญญาณ, ...
Turkish:işaret durağı, ...
Vietnamese:ga dừng theo yêu cầu, ...

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