Definition of a California stop

California stop    

noun

• not a stop, but rather a slight deceleration before driving past a stop sign.
  • See more words with the same meaning: driving and driving maneuvers.

  Last edited on Aug 08 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 08 2013.

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pit stop	Definitions include: a break in travelling, usually for food or use of a bathroom.
short-stop	Definitions include: to steal another person's clientele.
stop and goes	Definitions include: spinning rims or Sprewells.
stop the presses.	Definitions include: statement that something substantial has changed.

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