STOP-GAP
Stop"-gap`, n.
Defn: That which closes or fills up an opening or gap; hence, a
temporary expedient.
Moral prejudices are the stop-gaps of virtue. Hare.
STOPING
Stop"ing, n. (Mining)
Defn: The act of excavating in the form of stopes.
STOPLESS
Stop"less, a.
Defn: Not to be stopped. Davenant.
STOP ORDER
Stop order. (Finance)
Defn: An order that aims to limit losses by fixing a figure at which purchases shall be sold or sales bought in, as where stock is bought at 100 and the broker is directed to sell if the market price drops to 98.
STOP-OVER
Stop"-o`ver, a.
Defn: Permitting one to stop over; as, a stop-over check or ticket.
See To stop over, under Stop, v. i. [Railroad Cant, U.S.]