stay-in-placerule
nounUK /ˈsteɪ ɪn pleɪs ruːl/
US /ˈsteɪ ɪn pleɪs ruːl/
A rule that says you must stay where you are.
The teacher made a stay-in-placerule so nobody wandered off during the trip.
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2. A game rule that keeps a player in the same spot until their next turn.
The board game's stay-in-placerule stopped me from moving for one round.
3. A workplace policy that keeps a worker at one assigned station.
The factory's stay-in-placerule kept each worker at their own machine.
4. A safety instruction telling people not to leave a protected area.
During the fire drill, the stay-in-placerule kept the children inside the safe zone.