emergencystops
nounUK /ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi stɒps/
US /ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi stɑːps/
Emergency stops are buttons or actions that make a machine stop right away to keep people safe.
The teacher showed us the emergency stops on the robot before we started using it.
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2. Sudden stops made by a vehicle when there is danger.
The bus made two emergency stops on the icy road.
3. Places where a train or bus can stop only in an emergency.
The tunnel has emergency stops every hundred metres.
4. Times when a computer or program shuts down suddenly to avoid damage.
The system logged three emergency stops during the power cut.