Meaning of autostop | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A coupon-based system of hitchhiking that operated in communist Poland from the 1950s until the 1990s.
   uncountable
2. An automatic stopping mechanism or system.

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Examples

“Youth organizations have⟳ given autostop activity their stamp⟳ of approval.”

“Autostop members have⟳ an advantage over other hitchhikers, because drivers of state cars are allowed to pick⟳ up only hitchhikers who display the blue rule⟳ book, and most of the cars belong⟳ to the state.”

“Proponents of the system pronounced it a success, especially among the student youth. "The working class earns money and it can travel⟳ on buses or trains or airplanes, but students are the most happy, energetic people, and autostop is convenient for them," insisted one supporter in 1966.”

“The newest Prager shell features single handed immersion biometry, a Luer fitting to facilitate tubing changes, an autostop for exact manufacturer specified probe depth, and six centering guides to ensure perpendicularity.”

“Or you can utilize the autostop features of your trading software to help⟳ lock⟳ in most of the profit (onehalf to twothirds) of the current potential profit for the move⟳.”

“This is a really interesting option of Tshark since it allows us to specify⟳ an autostop condition, thanks to which we will not have⟳ to be present⟳ to manually stop⟳ a capture⟳.”

“The autostop beams would detect⟳ people ahead and apply⟳ the brakes.”

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