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Meaning of dead stop | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A complete halt.
  2. A sudden and complete halt in the sound, where all instruments or voices stop playing at the same time, creating a moment of silence.

Examples

“I skidded around the corner and came to a dead stop as I saw the accident.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dead tail dead tired dead tree dead tree edition dead wagon dead wall

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