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stop-gap

noun stop-gaps

  1. UK, alternative Alternative form of stopgap [A] bit of ink and paper which has long been an innocent wrapping or stop-gap may at last be laid open under the one pair of eyes which have knowledge enough to turn it into the opening of a catastrophe.

adjective

  1. UK, alternative, not comparable Alternative form of stopgap

verb stop-gaps · stop-gapping · stop-gapped

  1. UK, alternative Alternative form of stopgap

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stop-gap. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stop-gap

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@misc{stop_gap_2026,
  title = {stop-gap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stop-gap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}