autostop
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autostop¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Polish autostop, from French auto-stop, and this a pseudo-anglicism, from auto- (relating to cars) + stop (hitchiking).
noun
- A coupon-based system of hitchhiking that operated in communist Poland from the 1950s until the 1990s. Youth organizations have given autostop activity their stamp of approval.
autostop²
noun autostops
- An automatic stopping mechanism or system. 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.
verb autostops · autostopping · autostopped
- To stop automatically.
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verb to stop automatically
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Talk about this word "autostop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/autostop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. autostop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/autostop "autostop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/autostop.Cite this
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title = {autostop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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