Definition of "full stop" []

• A period indicating the end of a sentence. (noun)
• A complete halt, as one made by a motor vehicle. (noun)

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• "In his capacity as evaluator pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Faught was instructing a pilot proficiency exercise and after having supervised four uneventful touch-and-go landings, was making the final approach for a full stop landing."
• "Kohokumu fetched a full stop and held my eyes with his own shrewd ones."
• "The ride was shorter than she expected, and she jumped off before the bus came to a full stop on Gizri Lane, just across from the market where she used to meander through the mishmash of stalls with Saira and Maleeha after school."