ceaseboard
nounUK /ˈsiːs.bɔːd/
US /ˈsiːs.bɔːrd/
A board that tells people to stop.
The worker put up a ceaseboard so everyone would stop walking there.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A wooden panel used to block a path or doorway.
They placed a ceaseboard across the doorway to keep the room closed.
3. A signal board on a ship that orders the crew to stop rowing.
The captain raised the ceaseboard, and the rowers rested their oars.
4. A board in a factory that marks the end of a work shift.
When the ceaseboard lit up, the workers put down their tools.